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ABOUT Campbelltown
Campbelltown is a suburb and the CBD (central business district) of the City
of Campbelltown, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales,
Australia, located about 44 km south west of the Sydney central business
district.
Campbelltown lies on the main road and rail links from Sydney to the
south-west. Its railway station is extensively used by commuters to various
parts of Sydney.
It was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell, wife
of the then Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie. The town was one
of a series of south-western settlements being established by Macquarie at
that time. Others include Ingleburn and Liverpool.
Campbelltown was designated in the early 1950s as a satellite city, and a
regional capital for the south west of Sydney. There was extensive building
and population growth in the intervening time and the government surrounded
the township with areas which were set aside for public and private housing.
Lately, land prices have risen, in line with the rest of Sydney and many
public housing areas such as Minto are being redeveloped as the design of
several based on radburn principles were deemed to be poor. Campbelltown is
one of the largest 'Regions' that make up Sydney as a whole.
Campbelltown today acts as a significant regional centre for southwestern
Sydney and while the majority of land within the area has been developed,
there is expected to be a great deal of growth in surrounding areas such as
Bringelly and Camden in coming years.
Park Central is a new housing development, constructed and managed by
Landcom. Stages 1 and 2 of Park Central have been completed with 150 homes
in total. There are proposed to be 250 more homes built in later stages. |
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