Census 2011 → 2021
Shellharbour population growth
How the population of Shellharbour, NSW (2529) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+5.8% over 10 years
2011 population
3,327
2016 population
3,561
2021 population
3,520
2011 → 2021
+5.8%
-41 since 2016
Shellharbour trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,520
was 3,561 in 2016
-41 · -1.2%
Median rent
$420/wk
was $350/wk in 2016
+$70 · +20%
Household income
$1,596/wk
was $1,395/wk in 2016
+$201 · +14.4%
Median age
46
was 44 in 2016
+2 · +4.5%
Dig deeper: Shellharbour population growth · Shellharbour then and now
Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology