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The suburb of Albion Park is located in the Local Government area of Shellharbour and covers an area of approximately 9.1 Sq Km.

The surrounding suburbs include North Macquarie, Calderwood and Albion Park Rail. In 2006, the population of Albion Park was 11,523 people, with the main age group being people less than 10 years of age.

The largest segment of the population are Full Time, in general those in employment work as Technicians and Trades people with most people travelling to work by driving a car.

There are approximately 3,616 dwellings, with the majority of these (90%) being house. 26.7% of properties in the area are fully owned, with 55.9% of the properties being purchased and 84% being owner occupied.

Married people account for 83% of the population and households in Albion Park are mainly Couples with no children.

There are 15 Parks, 8 Child Care Centres, 2 Primary Schools and 2 High Schools. Local Amenities include a Club, a Post Office, a Swimming Pool and 3 Churches of different denominations.

Currently, the median sale price of Houses, Units and Vacant Land in Albion Park is

$367,761 compared to $340,835 for the Local Government Area of Shellharbour.

Albion Park is a suburb in the City of Shellharbour, which is in turn one of the three local government areas that comprise the Wollongong Metropolitan Area, New South Wales, Australia. Currently Albion Park has a population of approximately 11,261 and continues to expand by a rate of 12.5% per year.

The Illawarra escarpment is to the west, Dapto is to the north, Jamberoo is to the south and Shellharbour is to the east.

The area around Albion Park was cleared by cedar cutters, and they were quickly followed by graziers who recognised the potential of this well-watered area. The arrival of the railway line in 1887, and the completion of the road through Macquarie Pass to the Southern Highlands hastened the town’s growth.

The term "Albion", is an ancient name of Great Britain. the name was given by the original land grant owner around 1815.

In order to avoid the highest parts of the ridge between Albion Park and Minnamurra, the railway needed to keep closer to the shore of Lake Illawarra. After the opening of Albion Park railway station two km to the east in 1887, a new town grew up next to it, now known as Albion Park Rail.

The Illawarra Highway runs through Albion Park and joins the Princes Highway just north of the suburb. This road brings many people through the region. Albion Park is also the main link between Jamberoo Action Park and Sydney as the fastest way for people to get to Jamberoo coming from the north is to pass through Albion Park.

There are currently 3 Primary Schools and 3 High Schools in Albion Park:

• Albion Park Public School

• Albion Park High School

• Mount Terry Public School

• St. Joseph's Catholic School, Albion Park

• St. Paul's Catholic School, Albion Park

• Illawarra Christian School (Tongarra Campus)

• Tullimbar Public School

• Mount terry public school

Albion Park is home to the Shellharbour Regional Sporting Complex which consists of two all-weather hockey fields, several football (rugby league) fields, a multi-purpose indoor basketball stadium, a turf cricket field, an athletics field, a BMX track, a remote control car racing track, and several tennis courts. A cycleway also courses its way through the Sporting Complex and links it to a polo field and a complex of soccer fields. Albion Park is also home to a Shellharbour Council Swimming Pool, which is open during the summer months.

Albion Park is home to three clubs where people to eat and drink including:

• Albion Park Hotel

• Albion Park RSL

• Albion Park Bowls and Recreation Club

Albion Park is also home to various sporting teams such as:

• Albion Park-Oak Flats Eagles

• Albion Park Hockey Club

• Albion Park Bowls and Recreation Club

• Albion Park Cricket Club

• Albion Park White Eagles

• Albion Park Crows Junior AFL Club

Albion Park has the Tongarra Museum, which showcases the history of the region, and the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Museum located at the Illawarra Regional Airport.

Albion Park has a small shopping centre known as Centro Albion Park.