Flinders, New South Wales

Flinders is a seaside southern suburb of Shellharbour, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Flinders is located approximately 86 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 the suburb of Shell Heights.

Flinders
Shellharbour, New South Wales
aerial photograph of Flinders
Flinders
Coordinates34.580°S 150.846°E / -34.580; 150.846
Population6,679 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s)City of Shellharbour
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 to and from Flinders, namely route 52 to Shellharbour Junction railway station.[6]

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