Shellharbour - Flinders
New South Wales · Kiama - Shellharbour · Illawarra
Why “Shellharbour - Flinders”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Shellharbour into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Shellharbour - Flinders is a locality in the Kiama - Shellharbour area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Shellharbour - Flinders SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Shellharbour - Flinders SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Shell Cove Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Shellharbour - Flinders.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Shellharbour - Flinders (NSW catchment data).
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.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Shellharbour - Flinders
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment981ICSEA1099
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment518ICSEA1004
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment463ICSEA1049
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment405ICSEA1050
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment368ICSEA999
- Combined · GovernmentEnrolment—ICSEA—
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSJunior Einsteins Nurturing Centre - Shell HeightsCentre-Based Care · 125 places · Dunmore
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Shell CoveCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Shell Cove
- Exceeding NQSBig Fat Smile Shellharbour Early Learning and CareCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Shellharbour
- Exceeding NQSPeak Sports and Learning - Oak FlatsCentre-Based Care · 72 places · Oak Flats
- Exceeding NQSFun Club @ BalarangCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Oak Flats
- Exceeding NQSMarina Cottage Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Shell Cove
- Exceeding NQSSeaview PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Blackbutt
- Exceeding NQSCurious KidsCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Flinders
- Exceeding NQSJunior Einsteins Nurturing Centre - BlackbuttCentre-Based Care · 33 places · Blackbutt
- Exceeding NQSOak Flats Public School PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 20 places · Oak Flats
- Meeting NQSMindChamps Early Learning @ ShellharbourCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Shellharbour
- Meeting NQSPeak Sports and Learning - ShellharbourCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Shellharbour
+ 19 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 301
- vs previous year
- -9%
- vs 2021
- 333
- Theft 140
- Assault 36
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 26
- Malicious damage to property 25
- Drug offences 22
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 51
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Shellharbour - Flinders SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Shellharbour - Flinders SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,173,000
- House price YoY
- +7.1%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $760/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+462Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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