Campbelltown

Lifestyle

Dating back to the 1800s, Campbelltown boasts a glorious region rich in heritage sites, beautiful bushland and a ton of outdoor adventure, about an hour's drive south-west from Sydney.

People

Campbelltown’s friendly vibe is popular with retirees and first-home buyers alike. Aside from the many retirement villages, you’ll also find it is an area that attracts growing families, with plenty of schools and sporting clubs to keep everyone entertained.

Homes

Despite its charming heritage and historical buildings, the majority of homes on offer in Campbelltown are modernised. Retro homes from the 1960s are propped alongside contemporary townhouses. Impressive family homes with many rooms and modern amenities are available, as well as a few apartments complexes.

And if you’re lucky, you can still find a vacant block of land up for sale with good scope for sub-dividing or building your dream home.

Transport

+ Campbelltown is a 50 minute drive from the city, and is well-serviced by public transport
+ Campbelltown Railway Station is on the Airport line and a train from Campbelltown to central on a weekday takes about 50 minutes
+ Campbelltown is within easy reach of major road and rail links to the Southern Highlands, Canberra, the Blue Mountains and the South Coast beaches
+ Campbelltown is also well serviced by buses. Busways provides a number of services from Campbelltown Station to virtually all the surrounding suburbs of Campbelltown as well as to Camden

Schools

+ Campbelltown Public School is a small community oriented school with a rural-like atmosphere
+ Campbelltown North Public School provides comprehensive education for children in the local areas of Leumeah, Woodbine and Campbelltown
+ Saint Patricks College is a private, Good Samaritan catholic girls day school
+ Learning and student welfare are paramount at Campbelltown East Public School and form the basis of all that occurs at the school
+ Campbelltown Performing Arts High School is a specialist performing arts high school, its main focus is on improving student learning outcomes through quality teaching practices

Shopping/Restaurants

+ Lovers of fine food and wine will be sure to find something to whet the appetite at one of Macarthur's many exquisite cafes or restaurants. Macarthur's vibrant multicultural mix has created a culture of exotic dining with a vast choice of cuisines
+ The main shopping centre in Campbelltown is the sprawling Macarthur Square (near Macarthur Railway Station) – with plenty of shops
+ Campbelltown Mall has a smaller collection of shops and supermarkets

Recreational Facilities

+ For nature lovers, the Macarthur region has plenty of natural attractions. Explore nature reserves and wildlife trails or see spectacular native flora and fauna at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan, the largest botanic garden
in Australia
+ The Campbelltown Heritage Walk is the ideal way to explore the city's living history
+ Campbelltown Arts Centre has a compelling and extensive collection, predominately contemporary in nature. A key focus is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and works by local artists
+ Adjacent to the centre is Koshigaya-tei a Japanese Teahouse and Garden and a Sculpture Garden