City profile
A quick snapshot of the Shellharbour Local Government Area, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP, 30 Jun 2024)
- 81,566ABS Estimated Resident Population.
- Area
- 147.4 km²
- Population density
- ~553 people per km²
- Region
- Illawarra Shoalhaven (≈100 km south of Sydney)
- Council classification
- Regional town/city
- Suburbs & localities
- 19Spanning postcodes 2527, 2528 and 2529 — listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Albion Park2527
- Albion Park Rail2527
- Barrack Heights2528
- Barrack Point2528
- Blackbutt2529
- Calderwood2527
- Croom2527
- Dunmore2529
- Flinders2529
- Lake Illawarra2528
- Mount Warrigal2528
- Oak Flats2529
- Shell Cove2529
- Shellharbour2529
- Shellharbour City Centre2529
- Tongarra2527
- Tullimbar2527
- Warilla2528
- Yellow Rock2527
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
Suburb list and postcodes are indicative of the Shellharbour LGA; some postcodes are shared with neighbouring areas. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Shellharbour City Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.