Consultation has concluded for Campbelltown Council’s draft local housing strategy, which has been created to ensure the delivery of housing options in the Campbelltown LGA are suitable for local residents over the next 20 years.

Campbelltown was the seventh fastest growing LGA in Sydney between 2016 – 2021.

Covering an area of 312 square kilometres, the LGA extends from Glenfield in the north, Menangle Park in the south, the Scenic Hills in the west and the Holsworthy Military Reserve to the east.

Campbelltown is the gateway to the Hume Motorway that connects the area with the Southern Highlands, Macarthur and Wollongong.

Historically, the LGA has been characterised by low-density living lifestyle, regionally significant rail and road infrastructure and large tracts of protected environmental land.

Evolution of the low-density residential landscape in the last decade has seen a focus on small lot sizes and medium and high-density dwellings.

In 2021, the population was over 176,000 and is forecast to grow to just shy of 230,000 by 2041.

The NSW Government has identified Campbelltown-Macarthur as a metropolitan cluster and major health and education precinct providing essential services, employment and education, as well as an industrial, freight and manufacturing hub for Great Sydney.