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BALARANG, NSW

2529Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 7/10LGA: ShellharbourView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
169
Total Funding
$20.9M
Community-Controlled
6
CC Funding Share
5%
2 social & Indigenous enterprisesoperating in this area
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Top Funded Entities

$11.4M
C: $11.4M
$5.4M
C: $5.4M
$1.8M
C: $1.8M
Gawura Aboriginal Corporation
Indigenous Corp· Community-Controlled
$1.0M
C: $1.0M
$404K
G: $25K C: $380K
$157K
C: $157K
$100K
C: $100K
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C: $100K
$82K
C: $82K
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C: $78K
$60K
C: $60K
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C: $40K
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C: $30K
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C: $30K

NDIS Supply & Service Pressure

State Providers
4,591
Thin Districts
2
Very Thin
1
Local Disability Delivery
1
91 disability-focused enterprises in NSW

NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether BALARANG, NSW sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.

Thinnest Districts In NSW
Far West49 providers
Far West51 providers
Southern NSW242 providers
Southern NSW245 providers
Captured Markets
Far West95%
Mid North Coast89%
Western NSW75%
Murrumbidgee71%

Social & Indigenous Enterprises (2)

Family Services Illawarra Limited
acnc-classifiedABN 47907536122

Delivers contracted and fee-for-service programs in family support, child welfare, aged care, and disability services to vulnerable populations across the Illawarra region

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Gawura Aboriginal Corporation
IndigenousORICABN 99855464986
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Schools (11)

ACARA school profiles in postcode 2529. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).

Corpus Christi Catholic High School
CatholicSecondary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1045
1,126 students
Shellharbour Anglican College
IndependentCombined5% Indigenous
ICSEA 1099
981 students
Oak Flats High School
GovernmentSecondary14% Indigenous
ICSEA 932
648 students
Flinders Public School
GovernmentPrimary11% Indigenous
ICSEA 1004
518 students
Shell Cove Public School
GovernmentPrimary7% Indigenous
ICSEA 1049
463 students
Oak Flats Public School
GovernmentPrimary12% Indigenous
ICSEA 959
416 students
Nazareth Catholic Primary School
CatholicPrimary4% Indigenous
ICSEA 1052
413 students
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
CatholicPrimary8% Indigenous
ICSEA 1050
405 students
Shellharbour Public School
GovernmentPrimary10% Indigenous
ICSEA 999
368 students
Balarang Public School
GovernmentPrimary16% Indigenous
ICSEA 974
268 students
Illawarra Environmental Education Centre
GovernmentCombined

Crime & Safety — Shellharbour LGA

Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.

The major offences
236 per 100K
23,097
0% 10yr
Against justice procedures
188 per 100K
8,547
0% 10yr
Other Theft
149 per 100K
6,732
0% 2yr0% 10yr
Drug offences
28 per 100K
3,317
1% 2yr0% 10yr
Disorderly conduct
44 per 100K
1,333
Other Assault
30 per 100K
227
Robbery
6 per 100K
138
Other Homicide
0 per 100K
3

Social Need

DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.

Total Recipients
19,235
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
5,970
Age Pension
3,805
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
1,370
Family Tax Benefit A
1,300
Health Care Card
1,170
Family Tax Benefit B
1,040
Carer Allowance
980
Disability Support Pension
885
JobSeeker Payment
770
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
755

NDIS Participants

Shellharbour (C) LGA
2,719
active participants
2025-Q4

All Entities (169)

Disadvantage Index

7/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile

This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.

Entity Types

Company
129
Charity
31
Social Enterprise
4
Indigenous Corp
2
Foundation
1
Govt
1
person
1