Demographics
At the 2011 Census, there were 145,967 people in the Campbelltown local government area, of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population; 30% more than the national average. The median age of people in the City of Campbelltown was 33 years, which is significantly lower than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.3% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.
In the City of Campbelltown between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census, the population decreased by 1.53%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 2.02%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Campbelltown local government area was significantly below the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Campbelltown was generally on par with the national average.
| Selected historical census data for Campbelltown local government area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 145,294 | 143,076 | 145,967 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | |||||
| % of New South Wales population | 2.11% | ||||
| % of Australian population | 0.77% | 0.72% | 0.68% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 25.1% | |||
| English | 22.1% | ||||
| Irish | 5.9% | ||||
| Scottish | 5.0% | ||||
| Indian | 2.9% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Arabic | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| Samoan | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.1% | ||
| Hindi | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.1% | ||
| Bengali | n/c | n/c | 1.8% | ||
| Spanish | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.7% | ||
| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 32.1% | 30.9% | 30.3% | |
| Anglican | 25.9% | 23.3% | 21.0% | ||
| No Religion | 9.1% | 10.7% | 12.5% | ||
| Islam | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.7% | ||
| Hinduism | n/c | n/c | 3.0% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$464 | A$549 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 99.6% | 95.1% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,066 | A$1,390 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 103.8% | 93.9% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,156 | A$1,251 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 98.7% | 101.4% | |||
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