Shellharbour, NSW 2529 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Shellharbour is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2529, home to 3,520 residents with a settled, mature community. Located in the Shellharbour local government area.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$420 /wk
Population3,520
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGAShellharbour
Demographics
- Population
- 3,520
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median household income
- $1,596 /week
- Median personal income
- $741 /week
- Median family income
- $2,066 /week
- Average household size
- 2.5
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Shellharbour
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Illawarra
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Whitlam
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $420 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Rent share of household income
- 26%
Schools
- Shell Cove Public School
- Flinders Public School
- Illawarra Environmental Education Centre
- Shellharbour Public School
- Warilla High School
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (25.0°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (17.2°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 1149 mm
- Reference station: Wollongong (University), 25.9 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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