Shell Cove bushfire risk
Of Shell Cove’s 4,528 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 12.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Shell Cove’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Shell Cove
Flood and bushfire areas across Shell Cove. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Shell Cove
Shell Cove sits in the Shellharbour council area, which recorded 5,187 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,187 total. Figures are for the whole Shellharbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Shell Cove
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Shell Cove shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Shell Cove
Shell Cove is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Shell Cove
Shell Cove can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Shell Cove
At the 2021 Census, 17.4% of Shell Cove’s 7,591 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Shell Cove
Shellharbour council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Shell Cove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 20 Glades Parkway, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 11 Huntingdale Close, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 5 The Farm Way, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 10 Sergeant Allan Vista, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 10 Solander Avenue, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 1 Crusade Place, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 10 Edgecombe Court, Shell Cove NSW 2529
- 7 Keel Way, Shell Cove NSW 2529
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.