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The suburb of Shellharbour is located in the Local Government area of Shellharbour and covers an area of approximately 2.5 Sq Km.

The surrounding suburbs include Barrack Point, Blackbutt and Shell Cove.

In 2006, the population of Shellharbour was 3,683 people, with the main age group being people between 40 and 49 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 traveling to work by driving a car.

There are approximately 1,249 dwellings, with the majority of these (77%) being house. 40% of properties in the area are fully owned, with 31% of the properties being purchased and 73% being owner occupied.

Married people account for 78% of the population and households in Shellharbour are mainly Couples with no children.

There are 12 Parks, 4 Child Care Centres and 2 Primary Schools. Local Amenities include 2 Clubs, a Post Office and 4 Churches of different denominations.

Currently, the median sale price of Houses, Units and Vacant Land in Shellharbour is $430,119 compared to $339,484 for the Local Government Area of Shellharbour.

Shellharbour is a southern beachside suburb of Wollongong, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the Local Government Area, City of Shellharbour.

The suburb is centred on the small recreational harbour named Shell Harbour. It has two main beaches, Shellharbour Beach, which runs to Barrack Point and Shellharbour South Beach, which runs toward Bass Point.

Shellharbour is undergoing extensive development with many new retail outlets and units being constructed. The main street is Addison Street, with many sidewalk cafés and shops, running through the town and ending with the Ocean Beach Hotel opposite the harbour. Adjacent to the harbour is the Beverley Whitfield saltwater swimming pool and across from the Shellharbour Beach facilities is the Beverley Whitfield Park, containing the Tom "Scout" Whilloughby cricket oval.

The area was inhabited by indigenous Australians for thousands of years. European habitation began from about 1817 onwards. Shellharbour was originally known as Yerrowah and later as Peterborough.