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Nowra Hill NSW 2540

484 addresses · 31 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › Nowra Hill · 131 km from Sydney

Living Here

Nowra Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,141 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,902 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,141Population
37Median age
$1,902Median household income / wk
$285Median rent / wk
3.0Avg 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 Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 8.7 km north-east · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 2.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 33.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Nowra Hill

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

Tree cover measures, Nowra Hill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202033.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202149.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 39.2%

Population by age in Nowra Hill
Population by age, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-442
5-14142
15-19148
20-24268
25-34408
35-44361
45-54292
55-64256
65-74161
75-8460
85+15
Dwelling types in Nowra Hill
Dwelling types, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House362
Townhouse0
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Nowra Hill
Households by weekly income, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49995
$1,500-2,999123
$3,000+88
Top ancestries in Nowra Hill
Top ancestries, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Ancestry NS855
Australian627
English547
Irish149
Scottish137
Other81
Housing tenure in Nowra Hill
Housing tenure, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned158
Mortgage166
Rented41
Other10
Cars per household in Nowra Hill
Cars per household, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
05
164
2126
368
4+117
Commute to work in Nowra Hill
Commute to work, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car501
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked59
Bicycle19
Home68
Top countries of birth in Nowra Hill
Top countries of birth, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England70
New Zealand43
Fiji9
India9
Philippines9
Vietnam9
Languages used at home in Nowra Hill
Languages used at home, Nowra Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Greek16
Mandarin9
Italian5
Japanese5
German4
Polish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,436 bird observations recorded near Nowra Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Nowra Hill

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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