Blackbutt vs Shellharbour City Centre

Shellharbour City Centre scores higher on walkability (34/100 vs 48/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Blackbutt skews owner-occupied (69%), Shellharbour City Centre runs more rental-dense (35% owner).

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Blackbutt and Shellharbour City Centre side by side

Measure	Blackbutt	Shellharbour City Centre
Price and market
Median house	$1,060,000	–
Median unit	$343,440	–
House price change, 12 months	+8.6%	–
Renting
House rent	$810/wk	$810/wk
Unit rent	$660/wk	$660/wk
Owner occupied	69.0%	35.0%
Renter occupied	29.0%	33.0%
Schools
Schools nearby	20	20
Average ICSEA	964	964
Lifestyle and people
Walk score	34	48
Transit score	0	10
Bike score	100	100
Population	3,291	457
Median age	43	71
Climate
Annual rainfall	1020 mm	1020 mm
Mean max, January	26.1°C	26.1°C

Green dot: better on that measure (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk). Each suburb’s profile gives the source and period of its figures.

Which suits whom

For buyers: We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.
For investors: Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.
For families: Blackbutt has a heavier family-household mix (77% vs 44%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).