Barrack Heights, New South Wales
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| Barrack Heights Shellharbour, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°33′54″S 150°51′25″E / 34.56500°S 150.85694°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,900 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2528 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) south of Wollongong | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Illawarra | ||||||||||||||
| County | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Terragong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Shellharbour | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
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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 2016 census revealed that 5,900 lived in the suburb of Barrack Heights. Indigenous peoples accounted for 5.0% of the population.[1]
Country of birth
- Australia - 4,327 (73.8%)
- England - 307 (5.2%)
- Macedonia - 178 (3.0%)
- Italy - 58 (1.=%)
- Scotland - 49 (0.8%)
- Germany - 44 (0.8%)
Language spoken at home
- English - 4,773 (80.9%)
- Macedonian - 253 (4.3%)
- Italian - 72 (1.2%)
- Spanish - 63 (1.1%)
- Greek - 52 (0.9%)
- Croatian - 51 (0.9%)
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barrack Heights (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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