Calderwood Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Calderwood (2527) is a suburb of South Coast, Wollongong & Illawarra, New South Wales. It is about 89 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Calderwood is in the federal electorate of Throsby.

In the 2011 census the population of Calderwood was 175 and is comprised of approximately 45.7% females and 54.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Calderwood is 39 years of age.

81.1% of people living in the suburb of Calderwood were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.1% Spain, 4.0% England, 2.9% Papua New Guinea, 2.3% Italy.

88.1% of people living in Calderwood speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Greek, 3.4% Italian, 2.8% Spanish, 1.7% Language spoken at home not stated.

The religious makeup of Calderwood is 31.4% Catholic, 28.6% Anglican, 13.7% No religion, 8.6% Uniting Church, 5.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.4% Pentecostal, 3.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Other Christian.

54.0% of people are married, 28.8% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Calderwood.

63.2% of the people living in Calderwood over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.4% are working on a part time basis. Calderwood has an unemployment rate of 9.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Calderwood are 21.6% Professionals, 19.3% Managers, 13.6% Technicians & trades workers, 13.6% Labourers, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.0% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Calderwood work in are 17.2% Public administration and safety, 13.8% Health care and social assistance, 13.8% Retail trade, 10.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.2% Construction, 8.0% Manufacturing, 6.9% Education and training, 6.9% Administrative and support services, 6.9% Professional, scientific and technical services.

55.6% of homes are fully owned, and 9.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 29.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $627 per week and the median household income is $1849 per week.

The median rent in Calderwood is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2221 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Calderwood postcode 2527