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Calderwood NSW 2527

2,721 addresses · 100 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Calderwood · 88 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Calderwood is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,013 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $2,431 a week, with median rent near $580 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,013Population
30Median age
$2,431Median household income / wk
$580Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Albion Park - Macquarie Pass statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Calderwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Albion Park, 4.9 km east · Railway halt: Summit Tank, 6.6 km north-west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 4.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 35.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Calderwood

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Calderwood NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202035.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 78.9%

Population by age in Calderwood
Population by age, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4387
5-14487
15-19127
20-24130
25-34789
35-44498
45-54216
55-64189
65-74146
75-8430
85+6
Dwelling types in Calderwood
Dwelling types, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House952
Townhouse13
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Calderwood
Households by weekly income, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65044
$650-1,499127
$1,500-2,999449
$3,000+304
Top ancestries in Calderwood
Top ancestries, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,352
English1,165
Other259
Scottish245
Irish238
Italian143
Housing tenure in Calderwood
Housing tenure, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned130
Mortgage642
Rented193
Other7
Cars per household in Calderwood
Cars per household, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
010
1191
2570
3139
4+64
Commute to work in Calderwood
Commute to work, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car966
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home373
Top countries of birth in Calderwood
Top countries of birth, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England77
India56
Philippines39
New Zealand23
South Africa14
Ireland13
Languages used at home in Calderwood
Languages used at home, Calderwood NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam68
Spanish28
Macedonian27
Filipino17
Italian16
Hindi15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

32,138 bird observations recorded near Calderwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Calderwood

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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