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Nowra NSW 2541

7,234 addresses · 189 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Nowra · 126 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Nowra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 9,956 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,037 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 51% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

9,956Population
40Median age
$1,037Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Nowra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Nowra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 3.2 km north · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 8.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nowra

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Nowra NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 43.5%

Population by age in Nowra
Population by age, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4632
5-141,203
15-19579
20-24566
25-341,353
35-441,036
45-541,104
55-641,189
65-741,081
75-84771
85+444
Dwelling types in Nowra
Dwelling types, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,120
Townhouse524
Apartment188
Other3
Households by weekly income in Nowra
Households by weekly income, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,017
$650-1,4991,435
$1,500-2,999809
$3,000+280
Top ancestries in Nowra
Top ancestries, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,871
English3,749
Aboriginal1,124
Irish1,048
Ancestry NS1,041
Scottish831
Housing tenure in Nowra
Housing tenure, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,086
Mortgage839
Rented1,761
Other64
Cars per household in Nowra
Cars per household, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0456
11,688
21,137
3319
4+149
Commute to work in Nowra
Commute to work, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,265
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked152
Bicycle29
Home240
Top countries of birth in Nowra
Top countries of birth, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England316
India132
Philippines87
New Zealand86
China65
Nepal49
Languages used at home in Nowra
Languages used at home, Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali54
Thai46
Tagalog42
Punjabi38
Mandarin36
Urdu33

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

34,525 bird observations recorded near Nowra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nowra

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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