Camden Council
New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Map
Coordinates34°03′S 150°42′E / 34.050°S 150.700°E / -34.050; 150.700
Population119,325 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density593.7/km2 (1,538/sq mi)
Established6 February 1889 (1889-02-06)[2]
Area201 km2 (77.6 sq mi)
MayorAshleigh Cagney (Labor)
Council seatOran Park
RegionGreater Western Sydney
State electorate(s)Camden
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCamden Council
LGAs around Camden Council:
Wollondilly Liverpool Liverpool
Wollondilly Camden Council Campbelltown
Wollondilly Wollondilly Campbelltown

Camden Council is a local government area in the Macarthur region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located south west of the Sydney central business district and comprises 201 square kilometres (78 sq mi) with an estimated population at the 2021 census of 119,325. The mayor of Camden is Cr. Ashleigh Cagney, a member of the Labor Party.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs serviced by Camden Council are:

Demographics

At the 2021 census there were 119,325 people in the Camden local government area, of these 49.1 per cent were male and 50.9 per cents were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2 per cent of the population; similar to the NSW and Australian averages of 3.4 and 3.2 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the Camden Council area was 33 years, which is significantly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 25.3 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 54.0 per cent were married and 10.9 per cent were either divorced or separated.[3]

Population growth in the Camden Council area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 13.35 per cent; in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 14.25 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Camden local government area increased by 37.9 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in Camden local government area was in excess of four times the national average.[4][5][6][3] The median weekly income for residents within the Camden Council area was generally slightly higher than the national average.[3]

At the 2021 census, the proportion of residents in the Camden local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon approached 70% of all residents. In excess of 58.0% of residents in the Camden Council area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2021 census, compared with the national average of 43.9%; and the proportion of residents with no religion was about half the national average. Meanwhile, as at the 2021 census date, compared to the national average, households in the Camden local government area had a slighter higher proportion (22.5 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.3 per cent); and had a similar proportion (74.0 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.0 per cent).[1]

Selected historical census data for Camden local government area
Census year 2001[4] 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3] 2021[1]
Population Estimated residents on census night 43,799 Increase 49,645 Increase 56,720 Increase 78,218 Increase 119,325
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 39th Increase 28th Increase 24th
% of New South Wales population 0.82% Increase 1.05% Increase 1.48%
% of Australian population 0.23% Increase 0.25% Increase 0.26% Increase 0.33% Increase 0.47%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income A$566 A$690 A$821 A$984
% of Australian median income 121.5% 119.6% 124.0% 122.2%
Family income Median weekly family income A$1,353 A$1,865 A$2,161 A$2,487
% of Australian median income 131.7% 125.9% 124.6% 117.3%
Household income Median weekly household income A$1,465 A$1,727 A$2,047 A$2,353
% of Australian median income 125.1% 140.0% 142.4% 134.8%
Selected historical census data for Camden local government area
Ancestry, top responses
2001[4] 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3] 2021[1]
No Data No Data Australian 31.1% Australian Decrease 27.0% Australian Increase 32.7%
English 27.2% English Decrease 25.1% English Increase 28.9%
Irish 7.2% Irish Increase 7.4% Irish Increase 7.6%
Scottish 6.1% Scottish Decrease 6.0% Italian Increase 7.4%
Italian 4.6% Italian Increase 5.0% Scottish Increase 6.7%
Country of Birth, top responses
2001[4] 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3] 2021[1]
Australia 79.8% Australia Steady 79.8% Australia Increase 80.2% Australia Decrease 77.4% Australia Decrease 74.1%
England 4.9% England Decrease 4.3% England Decrease 4.0% England Decrease 3.1% India Increase 2.4%
New Zealand 1.3% New Zealand Decrease 1.0% New Zealand Increase 1.1% New Zealand Increase 1.3% England Decrease 2.3%
Italy 0.9% Italy Steady 0.9% Italy Steady 0.9% India Increase 0.9% New Zealand Increase 1.5%
Scotland 0.9% Scotland Decrease 0.8% Scotland Steady 0.8% Philippines Increase 0.7% Philippines Increase 1.3%
China 0.5% China Steady 0.5% China Steady 0.5% Fiji Increase 0.7% Iraq Increase 1.1%
Language, top responses (other than English)
2001[4] 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3] 2021[1]
Italian 1.7% Italian Decrease 1.6% Italian Decrease 1.5% Arabic Increase 1.4% Arabic Increase 2.3%
Spanish 0.7% Spanish Increase 0.8% Spanish Increase 0.9% Italian Decrease 1.3% Spanish Increase 1.6%
Cantonese 0.7% Arabic Increase 0.7% Arabic Increase 0.8% Spanish Increase 1.3% Hindi Increase 1.5%
Arabic 0.6% Cantonese Steady 0.7% Cantonese Decrease 0.6% Hindi Increase 0.9% Punjabi Increase 1.1%
Maltese 0.5% Croatian 0.5% Maltese Decrease 0.4% Mandarin Increase 0.7% Italian Decrease 1.1%
Religious affiliation, top responses
2001[4] 2006[5] 2011[6] 2016[3] 2021[1]
Catholic 33.5% Catholic Increase 34.7% Catholic Increase 35.4% Catholic Decrease 34.4% Catholic Decrease 31.7%
Anglican 30.9% Anglican Decrease 29.1% Anglican Decrease 28.3% Anglican Decrease 21.4% No Religion Increase 25.1%
No Religion 9.6% No Religion Increase 11.3% No Religion Increase 12.9% No Religion Increase 18.9% Anglican Decrease 13.9%
United Church 4.8% United Church Decrease 4.0% United Church Decrease 3.5% Not Stated Increase 6.6% Islam Increase 4.8%
Presbyterian
and Reformed
3.0% Presbyterian
and Reformed
Decrease 2.6% Presbyterian
and Reformed
Decrease 2.4% Uniting Church Decrease 2.4% Not Stated Decrease 4.3%

Council

Current composition and election method

Camden Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[7][8][9]

Party Councillors
Liberal Party 4
Labor 3
Independents 2
Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

Ward Councillor Party Notes
Central Ward[7] Therese Fedeli Liberal Deputy Mayor[10]
Ashleigh Cagney Labor Mayor[10]
Peter McLean Independent
North Ward[8] Lara Symkowiak Liberal
Cindy Cagney Labor
Usha Dommaraju Liberal
South Ward[9] Eva Campbell Independent
Paul Farrow Labor
Russel Zammit Liberal

2021 election results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Camden[11]
Party Votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 27,148 44.0 +12.0 4 Steady
  Labor 20,351 33.0 +8.0 4 Steady
  Independent 13,913 22.5 −20.5 2 Steady
  Shooters, Fishers and Farmers 314 0.5 +0.5 0 Steady
 Formal votes 61,726 94.58
 Informal votes 3,537 5.42
 Total 65,263 100.0

Mayors from 1896 to Present

# Mayor Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Prior to 1896 requires further research
− James Rankin 23 October 1895 4 May 1896 (res) 194 days [12]
− W.C. Furner 4 May 1896 14 February 1899 2 years, 286 days [13]
− George Furner 14 February 1899 13 February 1901 1 year, 364 days [14]
− E.F. Druitt 13 February 1901 12 February 1902 364 days [15]
− George Macarthur Onslow 12 February 1902 10 February 1904 1 year, 363 days [16]
− A.D. Little 10 February 1904 12 February 1906 2 years, 2 days [17]
− George Macarthur Onslow 12 February 1906 1 March 1907 1 year, 17 days [18]
− George Furner 1 March 1907 1 March 1909 2 years, 0 days [19]
− George Macarthur Onslow 1 March 1909 1 March 1910 1 year, 0 days [20]
− George Furner 1 March 1910 7 February 1911 (res)[a] 343 days [21]
− George Furner (acting) 7 February 1911 1 March 1911 22 days [22]
− Thomas Sheil 1 March 1911 1 March 1913 2 years, 0 days [23]
− R.E. Young 1 March 1913 19 January 1915 (ret)[b] 1 year, 324 days [24]
− George Furner 19 January 1915 10 July 1917 2 years, 172 days [25]
− W.F. Peters 10 July 1917 1 March 1918 234 days [26]
− George Furner 1 March 1918 15 December 1925 7 years, 289 days [27]
− Francis Macarthur Onslow 15 December 1925 11 December 1928 2 years, 362 days [28]
− William Larkin 11 December 1928 12 December 1932 4 years, 1 day [29]
− Robert Crookston 12 December 1932 11 December 1933 364 days [30]
− William Larkin 11 December 1933 19 December 1938 5 years, 8 days [31]
− Horace (Stan) Kelloway 19 December 1938 14 December 1954 15 years, 360 days [32][33][34]
− William Cruikshank 14 December 1954 Unknown 1 year, 0 days [35]
1955 - 1985 requires further research
− Elizabeth (Liz) Kernohan 1985 1991 6 years, 0 days *
− Theresa Testoni 1991 27 September 1993 2 years, 26 days *
– Frank Brooking 27 September 1993 1997 3 years, 339 days *
– Geoff Corrigan 1998 1999 1 year, 0 days *
– Eva Campbell 1999 2001 2 years, 0 days *
– Geoff Corrigan 2001 2003 2 years, 0 days *
- Unknown Approx 2003 September 2006 3 years, 0 days *
30 Chris Patterson September 2006 14 June 2011 4 years, 286 days *
*Above requires further research
31 Greg Warren 14 June 2011 9 October 2012 1 year, 12 days [36]
32 Lara Symkowiak 9 October 2012 11 September 2018 5 years, 337 days [37]
33 Peter Sidgreaves 11 September 2018 23 April 2019 224 days [38]
34 Therese Fedeli 23 April 2019 9 May 2023 4 years, 16 days [39]
35 Ashleigh Cagney 9 May 2023 Present 290 days

Development

In Camden Council area there were 2,168 residential buildings approved to be built in the financial year 2021–22.[40] Being a significant part of the South-Western Sydney Growth Area, Camden Council represents a rapidly growing region which is expected[by whom?] to house a large portion of Sydney's population growth over the coming decade. To the north are residential developments including Oran Park (8,000 homes)[41] and Gregory Hills (2,600 homes),[42] whilst to the south are further developments of the Elderslie estate.

A Muslim group, the Quranic Society, made a development application in the Camden area for an A$19 million Muslim school with the capacity for 1,200 students. In May 2008 the Council voted unanimously to reject the application. After reducing its proposal to a school catering for 900 students, the Quranic Society took its case to the Land and Environment Court. The application was met with significant community protest;[43] and the application rejected by the Court on the grounds that the land chosen was suited to rural uses.[44][45]

Heritage listings

The Camden Council has a number of heritage sites, including:

See also

References

  1. ^ Furner resigned following a challenge from H.J. Asher
  2. ^ Young retired before the end of his second term
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