Flinders is a southern suburb of Shellharbour, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Flinders is located approximately 111 kilometres south-southwest of New South Wales' capital city of Sydney. Flinders is close to a number of beaches and to and over 60 hectares of green open spaces including bush reserves, waterways and landscaped parks. Flinders adjoins neighbouring suburbs of Shellharbour, Shell Cove, Blackbutt and Shell Heights.
| Flinders Shellharbour, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°34′48″S 150°50′46″E / 34.580°S 150.846°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,118 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2529 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Terragong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Whitlam | ||||||||||||||
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The area is served by the Shellharbour Junction railway station which replaced the previous Dunmore railway station on 22 November 2014.[2][3][4] It was initially intended to call the new station Flinders.[5] Premier Illawarra operates one bus route between Flinders and the railway station, namely route 52 to Shellharbour Junction railway station.[6]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Flinders (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ New Shellharbour Junction set to open Illawarra Mercury 6 November 2014
- ^ NSW Government delivers extra train seats for South Coast customers Transport for NSW 7 November 2014 (Wayback Machine 07 November 2014)
- ^ Brand new Shellharbour Junction Station ready to open to customers Transport for NSW 21 November 2014
- ^ CityRail Update N.13 - Illawarra and South Coast edition. CityRail.
- ^ Flinders to Shellharbour Junction railway station Premier Illawarra
