Suburb profile
Shell Cove NSW 2529
Shell Cove is located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, postcode 2529. It has 4,450 properties across 171 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Shell Cove, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Shell Cove
Shell Cove, NSW 2529, sits in the Illawarra region and neighbours Shellharbour, Minnamurra, Flinders and Dunmore. Its 171 streets hold 4,450 properties, 3,443 of them houses and 1,007 units.
Census figures are for the Shellharbour - Flinders area, which covers the whole suburb. It had 19,341 residents, a median age of 39 and an average household of 2.8 people. Median household income was $2,127 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month and the median rent $510 a week. Of 6,609 dwellings, 5,125 were separate houses, 1,065 semi-detached, 343 flats and 59 other; 2,251 were owned outright, 2,619 owned with a mortgage and 1,570 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Shell Cove
- 19,341Peoplelive in the area
- 39Median ageyears
- $2,127Median household incomea week
- $510Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses5,125
- Townhouses and semis1,065
- Flats and apartments343
- Other59
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$2,200a month
- Household size2.8people on average
How homes are held
Properties in Shell Cove

14 Galleon Avenue
Leased Mar 2026 · $900 per week
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces

27 Lord Howe Avenue
Sold July 2025 · $1,300,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 453.6 m² land

24 Caravel Crescent
Sold June 2025 · $1,660,000
5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 3 car spaces 584 m² land

3 Oxley Way
Leased Dec 2024 · $880 per week
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces

1 Hayman Crescent
Leased Aug 2024 · $820 per week
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces

181 Harbour Boulevard
Leased Aug 2023 · $890 per week
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces

4 Shallows Drive
Sold Aug 2014 · Contact agent
5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 416 m² land
Schools in Shell Cove
Shell Cove Public School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in Shell Cove.
Local agents in Shell Cove
Agencies that specialise in Shell Cove

Harcourts Dapto | Albion Park | Shellharbour
17 Princes Hwy, Dapto NSW 2530, Australia, 17 Princes Highway Dapto, NSW 2530
Streets in Shell Cove
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- Banks Drive41 properties
- Barnbougle Mews10 properties
- Barque Avenue21 properties
- Baudin Avenue23 properties
- Bay Lane12 properties
- Bedarra Court16 properties
- Birun Lane4 properties
- Bonville Parkway23 properties
- Boollwarroo Parade19 properties
- Boston Way4 properties
- Bow Lane47 properties
- Brampton Way2 properties
- Bribie Avenue23 properties
- Brigantine Drive89 properties
- Brindabella Drive60 properties
- Brookwater Crescent14 properties
- Bruny Place14 properties
- Buccaneer Place16 properties
- Buckleys Road4 properties
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- Capricorn Way10 properties
- Caravel Crescent43 properties
- Catamaran Avenue14 properties
- Cay Lane3 properties
- Civic Avenue152 properties
- Clipper Avenue10 properties
- Condor Drive18 properties
- Coolum Parkway51 properties
- Cormorant Way119 properties
- Cove Boulevard54 properties
- Cowries Avenue37 properties
- Crusade Place7 properties
- Curfew Avenue9 properties
- Curlew Avenue10 properties
- Cutter Parade13 properties
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- Harbour Boulevard429 properties
- Hartog Court23 properties
- Hayman Crescent16 properties
- Helm Parkway4 properties
- Helsal Circuit47 properties
- Hicks Terrace49 properties
- Hinchinbrook Drive24 properties
- Hook Close3 properties
- Horizons Avenue16 properties
- Houtman Avenue10 properties
- Hull Court4 properties
- Huntingdale Close50 properties
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- Magnetic Ridge12 properties
- Mainsail Avenue7 properties
- Mainsale Avenue7 properties
- Makaha Way17 properties
- Marina Drive54 properties
- Maritime Drive13 properties
- Mast Way14 properties
- Melville Crescent10 properties
- Molineaux Avenue19 properties
- Monkhouse Parade21 properties
- Montague Crescent15 properties
- Moonah Way3 properties
- Moorings Avenue5 properties
- Morna Close3 properties
- Mornington Court10 properties
- Muirfield Avenue27 properties
- Mystics Drive46 properties
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- Sails Way18 properties
- Saltwater Avenue21 properties
- Sandbar Avenue3 properties
- Sanderling Close8 properties
- Seaboard Way25 properties
- Seafaring Way32 properties
- Seaside Avenue15 properties
- Seatemple Way5 properties
- Sergeant Allan Vista1 property
- Shallows Drive75 properties
- Shell Avenue10 properties
- Shoal Lane8 properties
- Shore Court2 properties
- Simmons Avenue9 properties
- Siska Circuit29 properties
- Skiff Place19 properties
- Sloop Avenue24 properties
- Snell Avenue10 properties
- Solander Avenue25 properties
- Solo Court8 properties
- Southern Cross Boulevard59 properties
- Sovereign Court10 properties
- St Andrews Parkway5 properties
- Starboard Lane30 properties
- Stern Way6 properties
- Stradbroke Avenue21 properties
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.
