A snapshot in time of Shellharbour's young people

A SNAPSHOT in time of the children of Shellharbour - State of Shellharbour's Children Report 2014 .

■ 62.9 per cent of residents leave school before Year 11 - compared to NSW 43.9 per cent

■ Youth unemployment 15.8 per cent - regional NSW average is 12.8 per cent

■ One-parent families with dependent children 5.9 per cent

■ 49.9 per cent of Shellharbour residents have no qualifications

■ 31 per cent of early childhood services meet or exceed the National Quality Standard

■ 2.6 per cent of residents attend TAFE

■ 8.1 per cent of residents have a university degree, compared to NSW 19.9 per cent

■ 25.3 per cent of residents hold trade qualifications compared to NSW 17.7 per cent

■ 68.1 per cent of children are physically, socially and emotionally developed by first year of school

■ 21.2 per cent of children developmentally vulnerable in one or more domains and 10.9 per cent in two or more

■ 77 per cent of newborn babies accessed family health service in the first year of life

■ 94 per cent of children under 15-months-old were fully immunised, compared to NSW 91.4 per cent

■ In 12 months there were 250 incidents of domestic violence reported to police in Shellharbour.

■ 80 per cent of car thefts were committed by boys under 17 from June 2013

■ 34 per cent of non-domestic violence offences were by girls under 17 from June 2013

■ 11.16 per cent of children live in low-income families earning below $600 per week

■ Shellharbour children's fruit intake is lower than state and national average

■ Physical health and wellbeing among children is at 71.3 per cent compared to NSW 78.1 per cent

■ Smoking during pregnancy was higher in Shellharbour (16.9 per cent) than NSW (13 per cent)

■ 72.7 per cent of households have access to the internet.