The suburb was named after the Labor politician, Arthur Augustus Calwell, PC (1896-1973).
The suburb name was gazetted 5 August 1975. Streets in the suburb are named for Victorian politicians. Outtrim Avenue between Johnson Drive and the Calwell Shopping Centre is named after Alfred Richard Outtrim who represented Maryborough from 1885 to 1920. (source)
Median property value for Calwell 2905 (source)
2001 | $180k |
2011 | $437k |
2016 | $543k |
Statistics about Calwell (source)
Area of Calwell | 3.9 sq Kms |
People | 5,758 |
Male | 2,781 |
Female | 2,977 |
Median age | 36 |
Families | 1,562 |
Average children per family | 1.9 |
All private dwellings | 2,147 |
Average people per household | 2.8 |
Median weekly household income | 2,225 |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | 2,000 |
Median weekly rent | 385 |
Average motor vehicles per dwelling | 2.1 |
The most common ancestories in Calwell were
Australia | 27.5% |
England | 26.9% |
Irish | 10.4% |
Scottish | 7.7% |
German | 3.3% |
