Shellharbour (plus Lake Illawarra and Albion Park)
Southern suburb of Wollongong which once had a distinctive charm and character
Shellharbour is a charming township on the coast,south of Wollongong. It is located 106 km south of Sydney and 25 km from Central Wollongong. Inevitably in recent times it has become a bedroom suburb as Greater Wollongong has spread south. Now it has a small shopping centre,a pub,a post office,and a few services. Most residents prefer to travel to the large shopping complexes at Wollongong,Warrawong,Warilla and to Shellharbour Square,which,confusingly,is not in Shellharbour but west at Barrack Heights,along Lake Entrance Road.