Camden Council (New South Wales)

Suburbs serviced by Camden Council are:

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• Bickley Vale
• Camden
• Camden South
• Catherine Field
• Cobbitty
• Currans Hill
• Elderslie
• Ellis Lane
• Gledswood Hills
• Grasmere
• Gregory Hills
• Harrington Park
• Kirkham
• Leppington
• Mount Annan
• Narellan
• Narellan Vale
• Oran Park
• Smeaton Grange
• Spring Farm

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At the {{CensusAU|2021}} there were {{formatnum:119325}} 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.

Population growth in the Camden Council area between the {{CensusAU|2001}} and the {{CensusAU|2006}} was 13.35 per cent; in the subsequent five years to the {{CensusAU|2011}}, 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. The median weekly income for residents within the Camden Council area was generally slightly higher than the national average.

At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, 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).

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:

File:NSW Camden Council 2016.svg

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

{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Greater Sydney|section=Camden results}}

{{excerpt|Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Greater Sydney|section=Camden}}

In Camden Council area there were 2,168 residential buildings approved to be built in the financial year 2021–22.{{cite web |url=https://profile.id.com.au/camden/building-approvals |title=Camden Council Area Residential Building Approvals |work=profileID |date= 30 June 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022 }}

Being a significant part of the South-Western Sydney Growth Area, Camden Council represents a rapidly growing region which is expected{{by whom|date=September 2012}} 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){{cite web| title =Oran Park Town Official Website| url =http://www.oranparktown.com.au/about-oran-park-town/town-centre.aspx| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20091015164346/http://www.oranparktown.com.au/about-oran-park-town/town-centre.aspx| archive-date =15 October 2009| df =dmy-all}} and Gregory Hills (2,600 homes),{{cite web| title =Gregory Hills Official Website| url =http://www.gregoryhills.com.au/about_gregory_hills| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100211011511/http://www.gregoryhills.com.au/about_gregory_hills| archive-date =11 February 2010| df =dmy-all}} 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 {{AUD}}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;{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/churches-oppose-islamic-school-20090421-ae1i.html |title=Churches oppose Islamic school |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |author=Murray, Elicia |date=22 April 2009 |access-date=13 July 2017}} and the application rejected by the Court on the grounds that the land chosen was suited to rural uses.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-06-02/court-rejects-sydney-islamic-school/1701044 |title=Court rejects Sydney Islamic school |work=ABC News |location=Australia |date=2 June 2009 |access-date=13 July 2017 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/241372/quranic-society-seeks-land-sale/ |title=Quranic Society seeks land sale |work=Camden-Narellan Advertiser |date=13 March 2012 |access-date=13 July 2017 }}

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

• Camden, 135 Argyle Street: Camden Post Office{{cite AHD|106176|Camden Post Office|fn=1/15/009/0001|accessdate=22 September 2018}}
• Camden, Aerodrome Road, Cobbitty: Macquarie Grove{{cite NSW SHR|5045549|Macquarie Grove|hr=00493|fn=S91/02152, HC 860757, 10/19863|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Camden, Exeter Street: Nant Gwylan and Garden{{cite NSW SHR|5045372|Nant Gwylan and Garden|hr=00243|fn=S90/05887 & HC 32417|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Camden South, Elizabeth Macarthur Avenue: Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm{{cite NSW SHR|5051536|Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm|hr=01697|fn=EF14/4507; 12/3639; S90/3430|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Catherine Field, 1025 Camden Valley Way: Raby, Catherine Field{{cite NSW SHR|5052613|Raby|hr=01694|fn=09/3928; H00/00691|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Cobbitty, 421 The Northern Road: Denbigh, Cobbitty{{cite NSW SHR|5051541|Denbigh|hr=01691|fn=EF14/4509; H02/00066|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Gledswood Hills, 900 Camden Valley Way: Gledswood{{cite NSW SHR|5051540|Gledswood|hr=01692|fn=EF14/4510; s90/05984|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Harrington Park, 1 Hickson Circuit: Harrington Park (homestead){{cite NSW SHR|5052629|Harrington Park|hr=01773|fn=10/1055; S93/01366|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Harrington Park, 181 – 183 Northern Road: Orielton{{cite NSW SHR|5052821|Orielton|hr=01693|fn=EF14/4515; 10/1056; H03/00030|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Narellan, Camden Valley Way: Studley Park, Narellan{{cite NSW SHR|5045438|Studley Park|hr=00389|fn=S90/01825 & HC 33324|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Narellan, Kirkham Lane: Camelot, Kirkham{{cite NSW SHR|5045721|Camelot|hr=00385|fn=EF14/4508; S90/4816; HC33043|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Narellan, Kirkham Lane: Kirkham Stables{{cite NSW SHR|5014178|Kirkham Stables and Precinct|hr=01411|fn=14/4512; H99/52/2; S95/638/1|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
• Oran Park, 112-130 Oran Park Drive: Oran Park (homestead){{cite NSW SHR|5052417|Oran Park|hr=01695|fn=EF14/11248; 10/02292; H00/894|accessdate=18 May 2018}}

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