South Nowra, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 3,165
- Median age
- 33
- Household income
- $1,789/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 63%
- Renting
- 35%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 5/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Bomaderry Station · 6.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Shoalhaven Hospital · 4.6 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)
$850k
Median unit (5 yr)
$605k
Sales (5 yr)
653
Sales (12 mths)
125
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
382 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 1.3% 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 South Nowra:
- Hillcrest Avenue (227)
- Bowerbird Street (170)
- Old Southern Road (153)
- Caladenia Crescent (149)
- Princes Highway (147)
- Firetail Street (143)
- Quinns Lane (114)
- Norfolk Avenue (108)
- Tom Thumb Avenue (92)
- Browns Road (81)
- Basil Street (81)
- Osprey Road (70)
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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.