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City of Shellharbour
| City of Shellharbour New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in the Illawarra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°35′S 150°52′E / 34.583°S 150.867°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population |
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| • Density | 518.9/km2 (1,344/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1859 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 147 km2 (56.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Chris Homer | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Shellharbour City Centre[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Shellharbour is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The city is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Sydney and covers the southern suburbs of the Wollongong urban area centred on Shellharbour and it had an estimated population of 68,460 at the 2016 census.
The area is bordered by the City of Wollongong to the north, with the boundary being the Lake Illawarra entrance (and the suburb of Lake Illawarra) and Macquarie Rivulet (Albion Park Rail). The Municipality of Kiama is to the south of the City of Shellharbour.
The mayor of the Shellharbour City Council is Cr. Chris Homer.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shellharbour". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Shellharbour City Council". Department of Local Government. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ shh-admin (4 December 2018). "Chris Homer (Mayor)". Shellharbour Council. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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