Macarthur, New South Wales

Macarthur
Sydney, New South Wales
Hills of the Razorback Range located in between Camden and Picton.
Population309,792 (2016)
LGA(s)
RegionGreater Sydney
State electorate(s)Campbelltown, Macquarie Fields, Camden
Federal division(s)Macarthur, Werriwa, Hume
Localities around Macarthur:
Greater Western Sydney South Western Sydney South Western Sydney
Blue Mountains Macarthur Southern Sydney
Wollondilly Shire Wollondilly Shire Illawarra

Macarthur is a region in the Outer South-West part of the Greater Sydney area, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region includes the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown, the Camden Council and the Wollondilly Shire. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 310,000 residents.

The region is bounded at the north by Glenfield; at the south by Yanderra; at the east by the town of Appin; and at the west by the hamlet Nattai.

Most of the population lives within the satellite city of Campbelltown and its surrounding suburbs.

The region is one of the fastest-growing regions in the Sydney metropolitan area, with many new modern suburbs sprouting up in recent decades such as Glen Alpine, Macquarie Links, Harrington Park, Blair Athol, Mount Annan, Currans Hill, Englorie Park, Picton, Oran Park, Gregory Hills, Gledswood Hills, Spring Farm and Catherine Field.