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Shellharbour NSW 2529

2,151 addresses · 51 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Shellharbour LGA › Shellharbour · 85 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Shellharbour is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,520 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,596 a week, with median rent near $420 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,520Population
46Median age
$1,596Median household income / wk
$420Median rent / wk
2.5Avg 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: Shellharbour itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Shellharbour Junction, 2.3 km south-west · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 7.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 7.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Shellharbour

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

Tree cover measures, Shellharbour NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202116.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 57.5%

Population by age in Shellharbour
Population by age, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4155
5-14376
15-19235
20-24186
25-34386
35-44348
45-54450
55-64619
65-74450
75-84227
85+90
Dwelling types in Shellharbour
Dwelling types, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House943
Townhouse204
Apartment218
Other9
Households by weekly income in Shellharbour
Households by weekly income, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650224
$650-1,499396
$1,500-2,999386
$3,000+301
Top ancestries in Shellharbour
Top ancestries, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,446
Australian1,336
Irish418
Scottish347
Other220
Italian182
Housing tenure in Shellharbour
Housing tenure, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned515
Mortgage375
Rented451
Other18
Cars per household in Shellharbour
Cars per household, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
077
1465
2511
3185
4+118
Commute to work in Shellharbour
Commute to work, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car937
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle4
Home333
Top countries of birth in Shellharbour
Top countries of birth, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England159
North Macedonia44
New Zealand42
Italy23
Malta18
Scotland18
Languages used at home in Shellharbour
Languages used at home, Shellharbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian74
Spanish31
Greek20
Italian19
Portuguese18
Croatian13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

62,784 bird observations recorded near Shellharbour — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Shellharbour

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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