Calderwood New South Wales
Calderwood
Coordinates	34°33′27″S 150°44′32″E / 34.55750°S 150.74222°E / -34.55750; 150.74222
Population	3,013 (SAL 2021)[1]
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.^[2] At the 2021 census, Calderwood had a population of 3,013.^[3] It is currently undergoing suburban redevelopment through Lendlease.^[4]

Population

At the 2021 census, there were 3,013 people^[3] in Calderwood, up from 173 at the 2016 census.^[5]

• 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,^[6] 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.