Nowra, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 9,956
- Median age
- 40
- Household income
- $1,037/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 50%
- Renting
- 46%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Bomaderry Station · 3.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Shoalhaven Hospital · 1.8 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$690k
Median unit (5 yr)
$440k
Sales (5 yr)
1,064
Sales (12 mths)
140
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
3,120 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 1.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Nowra EPS
Secondary
Shoalhaven HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Nowra
District population (2025)
23,716
+18% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
90
houses 55 · other 35
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Nowra:
- Kinghorne Street (340)
- Plunkett Street (237)
- Osborne Street (173)
- Mckay Street (171)
- St Anns Street (156)
- Shoalhaven Street (147)
- Berry Street (138)
- Salisbury Drive (138)
- Jervis Street (133)
- Moss Street (119)
- Lyrebird Drive (113)
- Kalandar Street (112)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.