New South Wales council

Camden

146,483 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 202 km², 19 suburbs. Council website: camden.nsw.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

146,483

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +3.7% in a year

Density

727/km²

202 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.1M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$42

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

11.1 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

9 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

19

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
33
Median household income
$2,353/week
Median rent
$500/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,500/month
Households renting
24.8%
Average household
3.1 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 9 of 10

Suburbs

19 suburbs where Camden holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Oran Park17,624All$1.1MDec 20256% / 18%9
Harrington Park13,332All$1.5MDec 2025 / 52%10
Mount Annan11,784All$1.2MDec 2025 / 62%8
Spring Farm (NSW)9,868All$1.1MDec 2025 / 35%9
Leppington9,42386%$943kDec 20259% / 33%9
Gregory Hills9,142All$1.0MDec 20252% / 26%9
Elderslie (Camden - NSW)7,878All$1.1MDec 2025 / 13%8
Narellan Vale6,931All$1.1MDec 2025 / 7%7
Gledswood Hills6,112All$1.3MDec 2025 / 29%10
Currans Hill5,541All$988kDec 2025 / 50%6
Camden South4,595All$1.1MDec 2025 / 42%8
Cobbitty4,206All$1.1MDec 2025 / 82%10
Camden3,378All$1.1MDec 2025 / 55%5
Narellan3,358All$1.0MDec 2025 / 18%3
Catherine Field2,609All$1.2MDec 202511% / 52%8
Bringelly2,43323%$4.0MDec 20254% / 80%6
Rossmore (NSW)2,24124%$4.7MDec 202510% / 59%5
Grasmere2,105All$2.6MDec 2025 / 59%7
Ellis Lane852All$1.9MDec 2025 / 39%9
Kirkham690All$2.7MDec 2025 / 77%10
Cawdor (NSW)43039% / 97%10
Smeaton Grange16All / 8%9

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

6%

Over 6 of 22 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

37%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 22 of 22 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 18 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$943k
Median of suburb medians
$1.1M
Highest suburb median
$2.7M

Recorded crime

Offences per 100,000 residents over the 17 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.

Break and enter
218
per 100k · NSW 2025
Motor vehicle theft
115
per 100k · NSW 2025
property_damage
756
per 100k · NSW 2025
Violent crime
1,681
per 100k · NSW 2025

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Hume · Angus TAYLOR (LP)82%
  • Macarthur · Mike FREELANDER (ALP)17%
  • Werriwa · Anne Maree STANLEY (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Camden · Sally Quinnell (ALP)72%
  • Badgerys Creek · Tanya Davies (LIB)19%
  • Leppington · Nathan Hagarty (ALP)9%
  • Wollondilly · Judy Hannan (IND)1%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 2 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 24 Sep 2026; newest crawl observation 12 Sep 2026.

These figures have not been updated for more than three days. Every “last 30 days” count in this section runs to 12 Sep 2026, not to today, while the listing crawl is interrupted.
Listings cut
10
of 66 tracked
Share cut
15.2%
Typical cut
4.6%
median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Mount Annan (6), Harrington Park (4). All price drops →

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.