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West Nowra NSW 2541

850 addresses · 30 streets

Gilmore Electorate › Shoalhaven LGA › West Nowra · 127 km from Sydney

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Living Here

West Nowra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,504 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,493 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,504Population
33Median age
$1,493Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.5Avg 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: West Nowra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bomaderry, 4.7 km north-east · Airport: HMAS Albatross, 6.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 45.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Nowra

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

Tree cover measures, West Nowra NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202169.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in West Nowra
Population by age, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4117
5-14208
15-1991
20-24115
25-34252
35-44172
45-54151
55-64202
65-74122
75-8461
85+15
Dwelling types in West Nowra
Dwelling types, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House494
Townhouse58
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in West Nowra
Households by weekly income, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65089
$650-1,499170
$1,500-2,999213
$3,000+53
Top ancestries in West Nowra
Top ancestries, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian698
English608
Aboriginal210
Scottish133
Irish123
Ancestry NS91
Housing tenure in West Nowra
Housing tenure, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned145
Mortgage194
Rented210
Other3
Cars per household in West Nowra
Cars per household, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
016
1207
2228
380
4+30
Commute to work in West Nowra
Commute to work, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car568
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle5
Home32
Top countries of birth in West Nowra
Top countries of birth, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England40
New Zealand14
Philippines12
India7
Scotland5
Malaysia4
Languages used at home in West Nowra
Languages used at home, West Nowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi10
Tagalog9
French5
Macedonian4
Australian Indigenous3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,517 bird observations recorded near West Nowra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West 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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.