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Shellharbour City Centre bushfire risk

Of Shellharbour City Centre’s 1,166 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 3.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Shellharbour City Centre’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
3.4%
In a bushfire area
1,166
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Shellharbour City Centre

Flood and bushfire areas across Shellharbour City Centre. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Shellharbour City Centre

Shellharbour City Centre sits in the Shellharbour council area, which recorded 5,187 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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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 City Centre

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,173,000+7.08%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$820,000+7.89%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Shellharbour City Centre 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 City Centre

Shellharbour City Centre is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial71.8% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Commercial Core

Residential13.6% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Residential6% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

School catchments in Shellharbour City Centre

Shellharbour City Centre can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Shellharbour City Centre

At the 2021 Census, 30.4% of Shellharbour City Centre’s 457 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English35.2%
Australian23.4%
Irish9.4%
Scottish7.7%
German3.7%
Italian3.7%

Top countries of birth

England9%
Germany2%
India1.8%
New Zealand1.3%
Vietnam1.3%
Italy0.9%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Shellharbour City Centre

Shellharbour council approved 657 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

657
Dwellings/yr
423
Houses
234
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Shellharbour council area (not just Shellharbour City Centre). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Shellharbour City Centre address:

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.