Barrack Point
NSW 2528 · Shellharbour
725 (2021) → 784 est. (2025) · High Growth
Part of the Shellharbour local government area (est. 83,053 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Barrack Point is a high growth suburb in Shellharbour, NSW 2528, about 83km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $2.12M is more expensive than the NSW average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 60/100, and is right by the coast. Barrack Point has an overall score of 64/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 39/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.79%), Netherlands (0.97%), India (0.83%), New Zealand (0.83%), Germany (0.69%)
Top languages: Macedon (1.52%), Afrikaans (0.69%), Arabic (0.69%), Italian (0.55%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 964 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Warilla High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1kmICSEA 970
- Amity College Illawarra CampusCombined · Independent · 1.2km
- Warilla Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 925
- Peterborough SchoolCombined · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 960
- Willans Hill SchoolCombined · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 931
- Shellharbour Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1014
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1041
- Barrack Heights Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 870
- Aspect South Coast School, Barrack HeightsPrimary · Independent · 2.2km
- Warilla North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 868
- Mount Warrigal Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 894
- Flinders Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1002
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Barrack Point
Is Barrack Point safe?
Barrack Point has a residential safety score of 39/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 3,586 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Barrack Point?
In Barrack Point, the median house price is $2.12M and the median unit price is $1.21M. Median weekly house rent is $680.
How far is Barrack Point from Sydney CBD?
Barrack Point is about 82.8 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in Barrack Point?
Barrack Point has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Barrack Point?
Barrack Point has a transport score of 60/100 and 8 bus stops.