Flinders, New South Wales

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
aerial photograph of Flinders
Flinders
Coordinates	34.580°S 150.846°E / -34.580; 150.846
Population	7,118 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2529
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Location	111 km (69 mi) from Sydney 26 km (16 mi) from Wollongong 14 km (9 mi) from Kiama
LGA(s)	City of Shellharbour
Region	Illawarra
County	Camden
Parish	Terragong
State electorate(s)	Shellharbour
Federal division(s)	Whitlam
Suburbs around Flinders: Blackbutt Barrack Heights Barrack Point Flinders Shellharbour Croom Shell Cove

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

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Flinders (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
2. New Shellharbour Junction set to open Illawarra Mercury 6 November 2014
3. NSW Government delivers extra train seats for South Coast customers Transport for NSW 7 November 2014 (Wayback Machine 07 November 2014)
4. Brand new Shellharbour Junction Station ready to open to customers Transport for NSW 21 November 2014
5. CityRail Update N.13 - Illawarra and South Coast edition. CityRail.
6. Flinders to Shellharbour Junction railway station Premier Illawarra