Campbelltown

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,927 people were counted in Campbelltown: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown there were 2,068 children aged 0-14 years and 2,001 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, 8,421 people were Australian citizens, 2,597 were born overseas and 64 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, 47.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.3% were separated or divorced, 6.5% were widowed and 33.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, 67.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Campbelltown were England 4.8%, Philippines 2.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, India 1.2% and Scotland 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Campbelltown on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.8%, Anglican 24.4%, No Religion 9.5%, Uniting Church 3.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 2.5%, Spanish 1.7%, Tagalog (Filipino) 1.7%, Hindi 1.2% and Samoan 1.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,693 people aged 15 years and over in Campbelltown were in the labour force. Of these 62.5% worked full-time, 25.3% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.8% were unemployed. 2,770 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.5%, Professionals 6.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Campbelltown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%, Education 3.4%, Health Services 3.2% and Food Retailing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, 2,601 families were counted: of these, 31.8% were couple families without children, 45.9% were couple families with children, 20.3% were one parent families and 2.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, 3,708 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Campbelltown, 76.5% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.9% were being purchased and 33.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 54.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 24.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Campbelltown, 68.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.6% were group households.