Calderwood, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Calderwood New South Wales
Calderwood Location in New South Wales
Postcode(s)	2527
LGA(s)	Shellharbour
Region	Illawarra
County	Camden
Parish	Calderwood
State electorate(s)	Kiama
Federal Division(s)	Whitlam
Suburbs around Calderwood: Marshall Mount Yallah Tullimbar Calderwood Albion Park Rail Tongarra Tullimbar Albion Park

Calderwood is a suburb in the City of Shellharbour in New South Wales, Australia, lying to the northwest of Albion Park. At the 2021 census, Calderwood had a population of 3,013. It is currently undergoing suburban redevelopment through Lendlease.

Population

At the 2021 census, there were 3,013 people in Calderwood, up from 173 at the 2016 census.

• The most common birth location was Australia (84.9%) followed by England (2.6%), India (1.9%), Philippines (1.3%), New Zealand (0.8%) and South Africa (0.5%).
• 88% of people only spoke English at home.
• The most common responses for religion were no religion (40.2%), Catholic (28.1%) and Anglican (12.8%).

Education

There is currently 1 school in Calderwood:

• Calderwood Christian School

Recreation

The main recreational attraction in Calderwood is the Calderwood Valley Golf Course, which has a total of 18 holes totaling 5091 metres.

Redevelopment

Calderwood is currently undergoing a suburban redevelopment through Lendlease. According to the Calderwood Valley Masterplan, there is:

• A proposed village centre and town centre
• A proposed government primary school and government high school
• A proposed permanent community centre
• A proposed recreation precinct and park.

The development is set to be one of the largest master-planned communities in the Illawarra region, with 609 hectares providing around 4,800 homes for an estimated 12,500 residents.