Commercial Centre dominant. Median sale $760K over the last 24 months. 90% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
Shellharbour City Centre is dominated by E2 — Commercial Centre. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
Shellharbour City Centre 2529 covers an undefined area within Shellharbour City Council.
Drill into any lot in Shellharbour City Centre
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
within a TOD corridor (uplift expected)
average uplift signal across the suburb · 3 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 1,275 dwellings, with 100,807 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
22% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Real estate agency · serves Shellharbour City Centre, NSW
Shop 3/1 Memorial Dr, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
69 development applications for Shellharbour City Centre addresses were decided by Shellharbour City Council over the past 24 months. 62 approved — a 90% approval rate. Average processing time: 28 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
11 businesses serving Shellharbour City Centre and nearby.
Real estate agency
Shop 3/1 Memorial Dr, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Construction company
1/12 College Ave, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Engineering consultant
Level 1, Suite 11B/75 Cygnet Ave, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Real estate agency
Unit 1/4 Benson Ave, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Land surveyor
Level 1, Suite 11B/75 Cygnet Ave, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Property management company
Suite 11C/75 Cygnet Ave, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
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Shellharbour City Centre is dominated by the E2 (Commercial Centre) zone, which covers 33 of 82 lots (41%). The full mix is: E2 Commercial Centre (41%), R2 Low Density Residential (31%), E1 Local Centre (15%), R3 Medium Density Residential (8%), RE1 Public Recreation (5%).
Across Shellharbour City Centre, the average maximum building height is 12.2 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.54:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 30 lots in Shellharbour City Centre appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in Shellharbour City Centre over the past 24 months is $760,000, across 40 sales. Median unimproved land value is $1,570,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in Shellharbour City Centre is $750. Gross rental yield works out to 5.1%.
Shellharbour City Council decided 69 development applications for Shellharbour City Centre addresses over the past 24 months, with 62 approved (90% approval rate). Average processing time is 28 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Shellharbour City Centre, 22.0% bushfire-prone. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
31 of 82 lots in Shellharbour City Centre show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 41 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 25.7 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Shellharbour City Council and nearby postcodes.
Construction company · serves Shellharbour City Centre, NSW
1/12 College Ave, Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in Shellharbour City Centre.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2529 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Shellharbour City Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →