Shellharbour bushfire risk
Of Shellharbour’s 2,230 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 10.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Shellharbour’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 Shellharbour
Flood and bushfire areas across Shellharbour. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Shellharbour
Shellharbour 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 Shellharbour
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 Shellharbour 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 Shellharbour
Shellharbour 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 Shellharbour
Shellharbour can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Shellharbour
At the 2021 Census, 15.1% of Shellharbour’s 3,520 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 Shellharbour
Shellharbour council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Shellharbour). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 4 Teal Place, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 15 Heron Place, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 4 The Grove, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 399 Shellharbour Road, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 52 Wollongong Street, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 115 Junction Road, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 3 Northern Avenue, Shellharbour NSW 2529
- 5 Melia Street, Shellharbour 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.