Shellharbour - Oak Flats

Statistical Area in Wollongong

Contents: Population

The population development of Shellharbour - Oak Flats as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Shellharbour - Oak Flats	Statistical Area	8,359	9,137	10,170	9,822	9,964	10,217	10,570	10,960
Wollongong	Significant Urban Area	239,603	249,099	260,655	265,898	281,700	294,784	305,976	318,258

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	5,091
Females	5,493

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	2,088
18-64 years	6,144
65+ years	2,352

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	103
80-89 years	527
70-79 years	1,037
60-69 years	1,459
50-59 years	1,399
40-49 years	1,189
30-39 years	1,198
20-29 years	1,341
10-19 years	1,205
0-9 years	1,126

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	8,001
New Zealand	94
British Isles	574
Chinese Asia	46
South Asia	84
South-East Asia	158
Other country	1,119

Language (C 2021)
English	8,746
Other language	1,320

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	435
Non-Indigenous	9,707

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	5,602
Muslims	157
Buddhists	103
Hindus	53
Jews	7
Other religion / belief	48
Secular / no religion	3,953

Located in:

Wollongong significant urban area

Related to:

Shellharbour city