CAMPBELLTOWN

Campbelltown City is located in Sydney's south-western suburbs, between 30 and 55 kilometres from the Sydney CBD. Campbelltown City is bounded by Liverpool City in the north, Sutherland Shire and Wollongong City in the east, Wollondilly Shire in the south, and the Camden Council area in the west. Campbelltown City's boundaries are Denham Court Road, Campbelltown Road, Glenfield Road, the Georges River and a line through the Holsworthy Military Reserve in the north, Williams Creek, Lake Woronora and the Woronora River in the east, a section of O'Hares Creek and a line through the Dharawal State Recreation Area to the Nepean River in the south, and the Nepean River, a line through the Mount Annan Botanic Garden and a line running generally northward to Denham Court Road in the west.

Campbelltown City includes the suburbs and localities of Airds, Ambarvale, Blair Athol, Blairmount, Bow Bowing, Bradbury, Campbelltown, Claymore, Denham Court, Eagle Vale, Englorie Park, Eschol Park, Gilead, Glen Alpine, Glenfield, Holsworthy (part), Ingleburn, Kearns, Kentlyn, Leumeah, Long Point, Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Links, Menangle Park, Minto, Minto Heights, Mount Annan (part), Raby, Rosemeadow, Ruse, St Andrews, St Helens Park, Varroville, Wedderburn, Woodbine and Woronora Dam (part).

Campbelltown City is a residential and rural area, with substantial commercial and industrial areas. The City encompasses a total land area of about 310 square kilometres.

Campbelltown was named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in honour of his wife, Elizabeth Campbell.

Major features of the City include The Mall Campbelltown, Macarthur Square Shopping Centre, the Campbelltown, Ingleburn and Minto industrial areas, Campbelltown Hospital, University of Western Sydney (Campbelltown Campus), TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute (Campbelltown and Macquarie Fields Colleges), Campbelltown Stadium, Menangle Park Paceway, Campbelltown Athletics Centre, Campbelltown Golf Club, Macarthur Grange Country Club, Macquarie Links International Golf Course, part of the Holsworthy Military Reserve, part of Dharawal State Recreation Area, part of Lake Woronora and the Georges River. The City is served by the Hume Highway and the Macarthur railway line.