Barrack Heights, New South Wales

34°33′54″S 150°51′25″E / 34.56500°S 150.85694°E / -34.56500; 150.85694Population6,003 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)2528Location16 km (10 mi) south of WollongongLGA(s)City of ShellharbourRegionIllawarraCountyCamdenParishTerragongState electorate(s)ShellharbourFederal division(s)Whitlam

Suburbs around Barrack Heights:
Mount Warrigal	Warilla	Warilla
Oak Flats, Shellharbour City Centre	Barrack Heights	Barrack Point
Blackbutt	Blackbutt	Shellharbour

Barrack Heights is a suburb of the City of Shellharbour in New South Wales, Australia in the local government area of the same name. Many institutions are located in Barrack Heights, including Shellharbour Public Hospital, Shellharbour Private Hospital, Warilla Bowling Club, Warilla Sports Club and Warilla High School.

Barrack Heights is surrounded by the suburbs of Barrack Point, Blackbutt, Mount Warrigal, Oak Flats, Shellharbour, Shellharbour City Centre and Warilla.

Demography

The 2021 census revealed that 6,003 lived in the suburb of Barrack Heights. Indigenous peoples accounted for 6.9% of the population.^[2]

Country of birth

• Australia - 4,540 (75.6%)
• England - 271 (4.5%)
• Macedonia - 168 (2.8%)
• New Zealand - 49 (0.8%)
• Scotland - 47 (0.8%)
• Germany - 45 (0.7%)

Language spoken at home

• English - 4,923 (82.0%)
• Macedonian - 229 (3.8%)
• Spanish - 71 (1.2%)
• Italian - 63 (1.0%)
• Serbian - 51 (0.8%)
• Croatian - 45 (0.7%)

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