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Shell Cove NSW 2529

4,450 addresses · 171 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Shell Cove · 86 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Shell Cove is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,591 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,452 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,591Population
40Median age
$2,452Median household income / wk
$600Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Shellharbour - Flinders statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Shell Cove itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Shellharbour Junction, 1.5 km west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 7.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 20% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shell Cove

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Shell Cove NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 65%

Population by age in Shell Cove
Population by age, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4428
5-141,137
15-19597
20-24421
25-34642
35-441,103
45-541,159
55-64889
65-74699
75-84382
85+139
Dwelling types in Shell Cove
Dwelling types, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,140
Townhouse201
Apartment102
Other0
Households by weekly income in Shell Cove
Households by weekly income, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650200
$650-1,499483
$1,500-2,999694
$3,000+916
Top ancestries in Shell Cove
Top ancestries, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English2,833
Australian2,689
Irish736
Other727
Scottish674
Italian406
Housing tenure in Shell Cove
Housing tenure, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned868
Mortgage1,028
Rented474
Other54
Cars per household in Shell Cove
Cars per household, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
021
1595
21,141
3410
4+258
Commute to work in Shell Cove
Commute to work, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,015
Train8
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle11
Home1,076
Top countries of birth in Shell Cove
Top countries of birth, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England310
North Macedonia103
South Africa67
New Zealand63
Italy46
Egypt45
Languages used at home in Shell Cove
Languages used at home, Shell Cove NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian213
Arabic80
Spanish59
Italian46
Serbian46
Turkish36

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

51,165 bird observations recorded near Shell Cove — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shell Cove

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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