106,310
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Kiama - Shellharbour · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Kiama - Shellharbour
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Over 106,000 people now live in Kiama - Shellharbour, making it larger than about 74% of similar areas. The region is expanding steadily, with a recent population increase that is slightly higher than the state average.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 7.0% since 2021, a rate that is higher than most areas and about 0.9 percentage points above the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
7.0%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Kiama - Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10703/kiama-shellharbour/topic/economy-advantage