Side by sideSuburb comparison

Shellharbour City Centre vs Barrack Heights.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Shellharbour City Centre edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Shellharbour City Centre scores higher on walkability (48/100 vs 0/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Barrack Heights skews owner-occupied (65%), Shellharbour City Centre runs more rental-dense (35% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

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

Barrack Heights has a heavier family-household mix (74% vs 44%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsShellharbour City Centre vs Barrack Heights

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Shellharbour City Centre or Barrack Heights?

Shellharbour City Centre scores 48/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Shellharbour City Centre
Metric
Barrack Heights

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$470/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$350/wk
$400/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$380/wk
35.0%
Owner occupied
65.0%
33.0%
Renter occupied
33.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

48
Walk score
0
10
Transit score
0
100
Bike score
100
457
Population
6,003
71
Median age
41

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
964
Avg ICSEA
964

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).