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Shellharbour is in Shellharbour LGA, NSW, postcode 2529, with population 3,520.
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The local employment base leans toward healthcare and construction. Local taxable income moved +6.4% year-on-year in the latest ATO series. NSW employment is up +0.3% year-on-year (+14K jobs) and +11.3% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.
NSW has 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 26 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.
Shellharbour is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Shellharbour local government area (postcode 2529). With a population of 3,520, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
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Gross yield screens at about 5.8%. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.
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Shellharbour is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Shellharbour local government area (postcode 2529). With a population of 3,520, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Shellharbour is $680,000, having dropped significantly 49.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.1 million (+21.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $760. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Shellharbour is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1024, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 26 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shellharbour LGA is below average at 2,862 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Shellharbour offers a gross rental yield of 5.8%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($680K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -49.6% year-on-year.
Shellharbour is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Shellharbour local government area (postcode 2529). With a population of 3,520, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Shellharbour is $680,000, having dropped significantly 49.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.1 million (+21.1% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $760. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 5.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Shellharbour is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1024, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 26 bus stops. The crime rate in the Shellharbour LGA is below average at 2,862 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Shellharbour offers a gross rental yield of 5.8%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($680K/$1.5M), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 8.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -49.6% year-on-year.