Campbelltown
Adelaide, South Australia
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Campbelltown is located in South Australia
Campbelltown
Campbelltown
Coordinates34°52′41″S 138°39′47″E / 34.878°S 138.663°E / -34.878; 138.663
Population9,263 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1851
Postcode(s)5074[2]
Location8.7 km (5 mi) NE of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)City of Campbelltown
State electorate(s)Hartley
Federal division(s)Sturt
Suburbs around Campbelltown:
Windsor Gardens Paradise
Klemzig Campbelltown Newton
Felixstow Glynde, Hectorville Rostrevor
Footnotes[3]

Campbelltown is a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The population of the area was 7,003 in 2006.[4] It is bordered in the north-west by the River Torrens, a river that is surrounded by parks and smaller creeks. Campbelltown is 8.7 km north-east of Adelaide.[5] Lower North East Road crosses the middle of the suburb.

Campbelltown is named after Charles James Fox Campbell, a pioneer settler in that locality, and is part of the City of Campbelltown.[6] The original home of Charles Campbell is named Lochend and is located near the River Torrens on Lochend Drive. The building underwent restoration in 2004.[7]

Campbelltown Post Office opened on 1 January 1855.[8] The Postal Code of the area is 5074.[2]

The area is represented in Federal Parliament by James Stevens and by Vincent Tarzia in the South Australian Parliament. The suburb has one school, East Marden Primary School. Campbelltown is home to many parks, playgrounds and outdoor sport courts. Campbelltown also has an Aquatic and Recreation Centre with swim, fitness and sport facilities.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Campbelltown (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. 1 2 Campbelltown Postcode Australia Post
  3. ↑ "Placename Details: Campbelltown (SUB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 11 March 2009. SA0012011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "2006 Census QuickStats: Campbelltown". censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Council, Campbelltown City (25 November 2014), History of Campbelltown, Campbelltown City Council, retrieved 10 January 2016
  7. ↑ Council, Campbelltown City (3 October 2019). "Lochend". Campbelltown City Council. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Phoenix Auctions. "View Post Office Details - PPA". Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Aquatic & Recreation Centre Campbelltown". City of Campbelltown. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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