Moving to Shellharbour (Flinders area) from Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Shellharbour - Flinders and Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, side by side - all from public government data.
Shellharbour (Flinders area) has 20,964 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.3% in a year, a median house price of $1.27M, 6 schools and 17 childcare services. Full Shellharbour (Flinders area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Albion Park Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Albion Park - Macquarie Pass (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Shell Cove Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Shellharbour - Flinders.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Shellharbour - Flinders (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Shellharbour - Flinders's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,017, compared to 981 in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Shellharbour - Flinders 1,075 (2 schools), Albion Park - Macquarie Pass 1,041 (3 schools).
There are 6 schools in Shellharbour - Flinders, compared to 7 in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 17 in Shellharbour - Flinders vs 18 in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Shellharbour - Flinders at 12.5% (vs 6.8% in Albion Park - Macquarie Pass).
Shellharbour - Flinders has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Albion Park - Macquarie Pass's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 26% higher in Shellharbour - Flinders ($1.27M vs $1.01M).
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What is the population of Shellharbour (Flinders area)?
20,964 people lived in Shellharbour (Flinders area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.3% over the year. Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area) had 23,649.
Are houses cheaper in Shellharbour (Flinders area) than in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area)?
No. The median house price is $1.27M in Shellharbour (Flinders area) and $1.01M in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area), 26% higher in Shellharbour (Flinders area).
How many schools are in Shellharbour (Flinders area)?
ACARA lists 6 schools in Shellharbour (Flinders area), against 7 in Albion Park (Macquarie Pass area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Albion Park - Macquarie Pass → Shellharbour - Flinders