Located in New South Wales within the Shellharbour local government area, Calderwood is a smaller residential area (postcode 2527). With a population of 3,013, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $126K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Calderwood has a median house price of $1.1 million, which has jumped by 16.4% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $750. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,470.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shellharbour LGA is below average at 2,875 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.5% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 8.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +16.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.