was 22.3 per cent); and had a similar proportion (74.0 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.0 per cent). Council Current composition and election method Camden Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the Council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is: Mayors from 1896 to Present Development In Camden Council area there were 2,168 residential buildings approved to be built in the financial year 2021-22. Being a significant part of the South-Western Sydney Growth Area, Camden Council represents a rapidly growing region which is expected to house a large portion of Sydney's population growth over the coming decade. To the north are residential developments including Oran Park (8,000 homes) and Gregory Hills (2,600 homes), whilst to the south are further developments of the Elderslie estate. A Muslim group, the Quranic Society, made a development application in the Camden area for an 19 million Muslim school with the capacity for 1,200 students. In May 2008 the Council voted unanimously to reject the application. After reducing its proposal to a school catering for 900 students, the Quranic Society took its case to the Land and Environment Court. The application was met with significant community protest; and the application rejected by the Court on the grounds that the land chosen was suited to rural uses. Heritage listings The Camden Council has a number of heritage sites, including: Camden, 135 Argyle Street: Camden Post Office Camden, Aerodrome Road, Cobbitty: Macquarie Grove Camden, Exeter Street: Nant Gwylan and Garden Camden South, Elizabeth Macarthur Avenue: Camden Park Estate and Belgenny Farm Catherine Field, 1025 Camden Valley Way: Raby, Catherine Field Cobbitty, 421 The Northern Road: Denbigh, Cobbitty Gledswood Hills, 900 Camden Valley Way: Gledswood Harrington Park, 1 Hickson Circuit: Harrington Park (homestead) Harrington Park, 181 - 183 Northern Road: Orielton Narellan, Camden Valley Way: Studley Park, Narellan Narellan, Kirkham Lane: Camelot, Kirkham Narellan, Kirkham Lane: Kirkham Stables Oran Park, 112-130 Oran Park Drive: Oran Park (homestead) See also Local government areas of New South Wales References External links Camden Council website Local