Surrounded by the Nepean River and Sickles Creek, Ellis Lane, Cawdor and Grasmere are a predominantly low density residential environment with agricultural uses on the floodplain. Offering broad, open views of plains and rolling hills, they exhibit a scenic rural landscape and environment that accommodates residential living sustainable farming and agricultural land uses.    

The size of Cawdor is approximately 25 km².  There are 1 school located in Cawdor. The population of Cawdor in 1996 was 483 people. The predominant age group in Cawdor is 80 and over years.  Households in Cawdor are primarily lone occupant and are likely to be repaying between $600.00 - $800.00 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Cawdor work in a professional occupation. In 1996, 47% of the homes in Cawdor were owner-occupied. Currently the median sale price of houses in the area is $557,000.