About Campbelltown
Campbelltown is a suburb and major centre in
the metropolitan area of Sydney, New South
Wales, Australia. Campbelltown is located in
Greater Western Sydney 50 kilometres (31 mi)
south-west of the Sydney central business
district.
Campbelltown is the administrative seat of the
local government area of the City of
Campbelltown. It is also acknowledged on the
register of the Geographical Names Board of
New South Wales as one of only four cities
within the Sydney metropolitan area.
The old town centre of Campbelltown, as laid
down by Lachlan Macquarie, is still the main
commercial area and includes the Queen
Street shopping strip, Campbelltown Mall,
Campbelltown railway station and bus
interchange, the council chambers and a
number of historic buildings.
The main residential area of Campbelltown is to
the south and east of the town centre. On the
northwestern side of the railway line is an
industrial area.
To the southwest is a second commercial area
based around Macarthur railway station which
includes the University of Western Sydney and
Macarthur Square, a large shopping mall. It
features an outdoor entertainment and
restaurant precinct known as "Kellicar Lane"
which opened after the most recent expansion
in November 2005. It features a food court
that has large glass windows that look over
Kellicar Lane, Campbelltown and the
surrounding countryside.