Oak Flats is a suburb of Shellharbour, New
South Wales, Australia situated on the south
western shores of Lake Illawarra and within the
South Coast region of New South Wales.
Oak Flats is a a residential suburb of South
Coast, New South Wales and is about 85 kms
south-southwest of NSW's capital city of Sydney.
In the 2011 Australian census the population of
Oak Flats was 6,310 when there were 3,213
Females and 3,097 Males living there. The
median age for people living in Oak Flats was
39.
It is a residential area of 6,400 people.
Oak Flats is locally governed by the
Shellhabour City Council which governs 22
suburbs within the area.
Oak Flats is bounded by Lake Illawarra and the
Princes Highway. Oak Flats provides a
neighbourhood shopping centre in Central
Avenue for the convenience of residents and
visitors.