Suburbs Shellharbour City Centre

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Shellharbour City Centre NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Shellharbour City Centre, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Shellharbour City Centre NSW is 457 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Shellharbour City Centre is $506 per week ($26,312 per year). Median rent in Shellharbour City Centre is $400 per week ($1,733 per month). Shellharbour City Centre has a median age of 71 years, older than the national median of 38. Shellharbour City Centre has a population density of 624.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Shellharbour City Centre is England. The most common religion is Catholic (28% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Macedon. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Shellharbour City Centre is $1,798.

There were 98 recorded offences in Shellharbour City Centre in 2025-26, a rate of 214 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (66 offences).

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📍 Shellharbour City Centre, New South Wales — 34.5648°S, 150.8358°E

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Shellharbour City Centre Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Shellharbour City Centre Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$506/wk
$26,312 per year
#8141 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$400/wk
$1,733 per month
#1854 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
71years
33 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,798/mo
Avg household size: 1.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Shellharbour City Centre Demographics

Gender Split

Male 39.5% (180) Female 60.5% (276)

Population Density

624.2
people per km²
457 people · 0.7 km²

Households

1.6
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,305
Family income/wk

Shellharbour City Centre Age Distribution

0-4
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Shellharbour City Centre Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
58.7% 44 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
41.3% 31 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Shellharbour City Centre Country of Birth

Australia
80.8%
England
12.0%
Germany
4.0%
India
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Religion

Catholic
27.9%
No Religion
22.7%
Not stated
17.1%
Anglican
15.9%
Uniting Church
6.6%
Christian (other)
4.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.8%
Eastern Orthodox
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
42.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
36.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
13.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Languages Spoken at Home

Macedon
29.0%
Vietnamese
12.9%
Mandarin
9.7%
Greek
9.7%
Polish
9.7%
SAL Tagalog
9.7%
SAL Tot
9.7%
Spanish
9.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Employment

💼
Employed full-time
20.3% 74 people
⏰
Employed part-time
8.8% 32 people
🔍
Unemployed
0.8% 3 people
🏠
Not in labour force
70.1% 255 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
39.2%
Bachelor Degree
24.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.0%
Postgraduate Degree
6.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.4%
Certificate I/II
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Occupation

Professionals
24.5%
Community & Personal Service
20.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.4%
Clerical & Administrative
15.3%
Managers
7.1%
Sales Workers
6.1%
Labourers
5.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Shellharbour City Centre Field of Study

Engineering
21.8%
Management & Commerce
20.7%
Society & Culture
20.7%
Health
12.6%
Education
9.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.9%
Information Technology
4.6%
Architecture & Building
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Dwelling Types

Separate house
51.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
48.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
5.8%
$400-$499/wk
14.7%
$500-$649/wk
8.4%
$650-$799/wk
12.1%
$800-$999/wk
12.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.2%
$4,000+/wk
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Marital Status

💍
Married
39.3% 173
↔️
Separated
3.2% 14
📋
Divorced
13.0% 57
🕊️
Widowed
24.8% 109
👤
Never married
19.8% 87

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Ancestry

English
34.3%
Australian
22.8%
Irish
9.2%
Other
8.7%
Scottish
7.5%
German
3.6%
Italian
3.6%
Maltese
2.6%
Spanish
2.1%
Dutch
1.9%
Macedonian
1.9%
Polish
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre School & University Attendance

Vocational Education
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
21.9% 171
✅
No need for assistance
78.1% 611

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.3% 31
—
Not a volunteer
91.7% 344

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$1,000-$1,399/mo
15.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
26.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
46.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
11.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
58.4%
Did not go to work
25.8%
Car (passenger)
10.1%
Walked only
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Car Ownership

0 vehicles
16.4%
1 vehicle
62.9%
2 vehicles
17.4%
3 vehicles
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
19.7%
2 bedrooms
62.4%
3 bedrooms
10.3%
4 bedrooms
5.6%
5 bedrooms
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Population Mobility

23.5%
moved in the last year
71.8%
moved in the last 5 years
3.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
27.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
3
Indigenous residents
795
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
72
Arthritis
36
Heart disease
32
Lung condition
25
Stroke
17
Diabetes
15
Asthma
14
Cancer
13
Kidney disease
9
Dementia
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
6.5%
$1-$149/wk
1.6%
$150-$299/wk
5.3%
$300-$399/wk
8.5%
$400-$499/wk
15.4%
$500-$649/wk
5.7%
$650-$799/wk
10.5%
$800-$999/wk
11.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
7.3%
$3,500+/wk
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Family Structure

Couple — no children
74.6%
Couple — children under 15
15.6%
One parent — no children under 15
4.9%
Couple — no children under 15
3.4%
One parent — children under 15
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.2% 12
👤
Never served
96.8% 358

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.8% 47
—
Did not provide
87.2% 321

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Children Ever Born

No children
37.2%
1 child
10.3%
2 children
28.3%
3 children
11.7%
4 children
9.7%
5+ children
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
26
1961–1970
35
1971–1980
20
1981–1990
13
1991–2000
8
2001–2010
6
2011–2015
3
2017
4
2020
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.3%
5–14 hours
25.5%
15–29 hours
10.1%
30+ hours
6.3%
Did not do domestic work
41.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Household Size

1 person
51.2%
2 persons
41.0%
3 persons
3.7%
4 persons
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Where Residents Moved From

Same address
293
Moved from NSW
76
Moved from overseas
4
Moved — same area (SA2)
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Shellharbour City Centre Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 98 total

Theft
66
Other Against Property
13
Assault
8
Drug Offences
4
Property Damage
3
Other Against Person
2
Sexual Offences
1
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Shellharbour City Centre Schools

18
schools nearby
13
government
962
avg ICSEA score
7,415
total students
Shellharbour Anglican College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 981 students
1099
ICSEA
Nazareth Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 413 students
1052
ICSEA
Corpus Christi Catholic High School Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,126 students
1045
ICSEA
Flinders Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 518 students
1004
ICSEA
Shellharbour Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 368 students
999
ICSEA
Balarang Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 268 students
974
ICSEA
Warilla High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,020 students
968
ICSEA
Oak Flats Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 416 students
959
ICSEA
Lake Illawarra South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 177 students
954
ICSEA
Peterborough School Government
Combined · U · 115 students
938
ICSEA
Warilla Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 279 students
937
ICSEA
Oak Flats High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 648 students
932
ICSEA
Lake Illawarra High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 542 students
894
ICSEA
Mount Warrigal Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 185 students
885
ICSEA
Barrack Heights Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 192 students
873
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 18 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Shellharbour City Centre Rent Prices & Affordability

42%
of income
Stressed
Household Income $949/wk
Median Rent $400/wk
Rent-to-Income 42.1%

Rent exceeds 35% of household income — this area may be under housing stress.

If you earn X in Shellharbour City Centre

≈ $4,112/month
Median rent $400/wk
Left after rent $549/wk
Rent share 42.1%

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Income: $521/wk Rent: $245/wk Save: $155/wk

Shellharbour City Centre vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Eviron
Pop: 229 Income: $614/wk Rent: $460/wk
Gilmore (NSW)
Pop: 229 Income: $884/wk Rent: $290/wk
Manning Point
Pop: 229 Income: $527/wk Rent: $210/wk
Neville
Pop: 229 Income: $758/wk Rent: $278/wk
Black Range (NSW)
Pop: 230 Income: $716/wk Rent: $380/wk
Dalton
Pop: 230 Income: $817/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Shellharbour City Centre

What is the population of Shellharbour City Centre NSW?

The population of Shellharbour City Centre NSW is 457 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 624.2 people per km².Shellharbour City Centre is ranked #5,160 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Shellharbour City Centre?

The median personal income in Shellharbour City Centre NSW is $506 per week, or $26,312 per year.The median household income is $949 per week.Family income is $1,305 per week.Shellharbour City Centre is ranked #8,141 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Shellharbour City Centre?

Median rent in Shellharbour City Centre NSW is $400 per week ($1,733 per month).Rent represents 42.1% of household income, which is considered stressed.Shellharbour City Centre ranks #1,854 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Shellharbour City Centre?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Shellharbour City Centre NSW is $1,798. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Shellharbour City Centre?

The median age in Shellharbour City Centre NSW is 71 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Shellharbour City Centre a good suburb to live in?

Shellharbour City Centre is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 457.The median income is $506/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as stressed (42.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 13549. All dollar figures in AUD.