Barrack Heights, New South Wales

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Barrack Heights Shellharbour, New South Wales
Postcode:	2528
LGA:	City of Shellharbour
State District:	Shellharbour
Federal Division:	Throsby
Suburbs around Barrack Heights: Mount Warrigal Lake Illawarra Warilla Blackbutt Barrack Heights Barrack Point Flinders

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Barrack Heights is a large suburb of the City of Shellharbour in New South Wales, Australia. 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 Warilla, Mount Warrigal, Flinders, Shellharbour, Blackbutt, and Barrack Point.

[edit] Demography

The 2001 Australian census revealed that 6,397 lived in the suburb of Barrack Heights. Indigenous peoples accounted for 171 or 2.7% of the population.

[edit] Country of Birth

Australia - 4,353 or 68.0%

England - 448 or 7.0%

Macedonia - 298 or 4.7%

Scotland - 82 or 1.3%

Italy - 80 or 1.3%

Croatia - 77 or 1.2%

[edit] Language Spoken at Home

English language only - 4,898 or 76.6%

Macedonian - 448 or 7.0%

Spanish - 118 or 1.8%

Italian - 100 or 1.6%

Croatian - 99 or 1.5%

Serbian - 74 or 1.2%