Shellharbour, New South Wales

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Shellharbour New South Wales
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Population:	62,338 (2004)
• Density:	424/km² (1098.2/sq mi)
Area:	684 km² (264.1 sq mi)
Time zone: • Summer (DST)	AEST (UTC+10) AEST (UTC+11)
Location:	100 km (62 mi) from Sydney
LGA:	City of Shellharbour
State District:	Shellharbour,Kiama
Federal Division:	Throsby

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Seagulls

Shellharbour is a city of about 65,000 people located in the Illawarra region, about 100 km south of Sydney. It also gives its name to the Local Government Area, City of Shellharbour. The area was inhabited by indigenous Australians for thousands of years. European habitation began from about 1817 onwards.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Attractions
4 Education
- 4.1 Public Schools
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

It is bordered by Wollongong City to the north, and Kiama Municipality to the south. It is on the southern side of Lake Illawarra and the north side of Bass Point.

It contains the suburbs of Shellharbour Village, Shell Cove, Lake Illawarra South, Warilla, Barrack Heights, Barrack Point, Oak Flats, Flinders, Mount Warrigal, Blackbutt, Albion Park and Albion Park Rail.

Main ethnic groups include Portuguese, Spanish and South Americans.

[edit] History

Indigenous occupation of the area - particularly of Bass Point - is said to have traced back to 17,000 BP. European settlement began after Bass and Flinders discovered the area in 1796 sometime between 1817 and 1831. The township was founded in 1851 and was originally called Peterborough.

[edit] Attractions

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View of Shellharbour harbour

Shellharbour Village is undergoing extensive development with many new retail outlets and units being constructed. The village's main road goes to the harbour which is a popular picnic area.

Shellharbour City Centre is located a few kilometres west of the Village and includes a major shopping centre, restaurants and the Illawarra's newest cinema complex. Plans for the city centre include a new library and pub.

The area is popular with SCUBA divers. There are a number of well liked dive sites around Bass Point just to the south.

[edit] Education

There are seven high schools and many primary schools in the area including government and private schools.

[edit] Public Schools

Albion Park Public School
Albion Park Rail Public School
Balarang Public School
Barrack Heights Public School
Flinders Public School
Lake Illawarra South Public School
Mount Terry Public School
Mount Warrigal Public School
Oak Flats Public School
Shell Cove Public School
Shellharbour Public School
Warilla North Public School
Warilla Public School
Albion Park High School
Lake Illawarra High School
Oak Flats High School
Warilla High School

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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