Women

Campbelltown City Council is committed to improving women's knowledge, rights and access to services on issues such as healthy relationships, finances, safety, education and health.

Facts/Statistics

Approximately 80,000 women reside in the Campbelltown Local Government Area (LGA) which is 51 per cent of the population, as calculated from the latest ABS Census data (2016).

  • There is a rate of 17.9 per 1000 young mothers aged 15 to 19 years in the Campbelltown LGA, compared to 7.6 per 1000 young mothers aged 15 to 19 years in Greater Sydney.
  • In 2016, there were 9086 sole parent households in Campbelltown LGA with 83% of them headed by Women.
  • 50 per cent of Women in Campbelltown over the age of 15 are employed.
  • In Campbelltown City in 2016, 17,043 Women with dependent children were participating in the labor force (either employed or seeking work), accounting for 61.4 per cent of Women with dependent children.

Council's Support for Women

Council supports women in the Campbelltown Local Government Area through a range of activities. These include:

In addition, Council supports parenting roles through:

Need more information?

Contact our Community Life team
Phone: 02 4645 4000
Email: communitylife@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au

International Women's Day

Campbelltown City celebrates International Women’s Day with a host of free community events designed to empower, engage and celebrate women of Campbelltown. Campbelltown's Women's Week Program is open to all of our female-identifying locals.

NSW Women's Week

NSW Women’s Week is the biggest yearly celebration of women in New South Wales, held from Monday 4 March to Sunday 10 March and including International Women’s Day on Friday 8 March.

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