Shellharbour

Shellharbour (also known as Shellharbour Village) is a suburb located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the local government area, City of Shellharbour, and its central business district, Shellharbour City Centre. 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 hosts Harbourside Markets on the fourth Sunday of the month, in Little Park.

Shellharbour (also known as Shellharbour Village) is a suburb located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the local government area, City of Shellharbour, and its central business district, Shellharbour City Centre. 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 hosts Harbourside Markets on the fourth Sunday of the month, in Little Park. ==Facilities== Shellharbour is undergoing extensive development with the construction of many new retail outlets and home-units. The main street is Addison Street, with many footpath cafés and shops and the Roo Theatre Company, 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" Willoughby cricket oval. ==Demographics== According to the of population, there were 3,520 people¹ in Shellharbour. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population. 81.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England 4.5%. 88.5% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 35.7%, Catholic 27.5% and Anglican 17.2%. ==Notable people== Edward Allen – politician James Bell – Australian rules footballer Josh Bingham – soccer player Trudy Burke – soccer player Ron Costello – rugby league player Adam Docker – rugby league player Jai Field – Rugby League Player / Super League Player John Daniel FitzGerald – politician Caitlin Foord – soccer player, Arsenal and the Matildas Jackson Ford – rugby league player Madeline Heiner – runner Beau Henry – rugby league player Rikeya Horne – rugby league player Michelle Heyman – soccer player, Matildas Kane Linnett – rugby league player Dan Palmer – rugby union player Ellen Perez – tennis player John Reid – politician Casey Sablowski – hockey player David Smith – canoeist Alexander Volkanovski – UFC Champion Beverley Whitfield – swimmer Adam Zampa – cricketer ==References== ==External links== Shellharbour City Council website Tourism Shellharbour website

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