Multicultural Facts and Statistics

  • 49,324 people who were living in Campbelltown City in 2016 were born overseas, and 14 per cent arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2016.
  • Over 59,000 of the 155,000 people who live in the City of Campbelltown were born overseas, with 24.4 per cent of these residents born in non-English speaking country.
  • The overseas born population is from widely diverse areas with the majority from India, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, China and the pacific Islands.
  • As of 2016, 62 per cent of Campbelltown residents were born in Australia compared with 57.1 per cent of persons across Greater Sydney Statistical Division.
  • 30 per cent of the people who live in Campbelltown City speak a language other than English at home.
  • There are more than 79 different languages spoken in homes across Campbelltown including Arabic, Bengali, Filipino/Tagalog and Samoan. Although English is the predominant language.

Breakdown of religious affiliation in Campbelltown

Religion Campbelltown LGA Greater Sydney GCCSA
Catholic 26.6% 25%
Anglican 15.2% 6.8%
No religion 17.9% 24.6%
Islam 7.9% 3.0%
Uniting Church 1.7% 2.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed 1.9% 1.9%
Hinduism 4.5% 3.5%
Buddhism 2.6% 3.9%
Eastern Orthodox 1.7% 3.4%
Baptist 1.5% 1.2%

Source: ABS Regional Profile: Campbelltown (2016)

Need more information?

Contact our Community Life Team
Phone: 02 4645 4579
Email: multicultural@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au

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