Shoalhaven
111,755 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,567 km², 137 suburbs. Council website: shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
111,755
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year
Density
25/km²
4,567 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$845k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$143
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.7 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
5 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
137
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income
- $1,250/week
- Median rent
- $350/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,733/month
- Households renting
- 24.2%
- Average household
- 2.3 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 5 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 6 of 10
Suburbs
137 suburbs where Shoalhaven holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowra | 9,956 | All | $680kDec 2025 | – / 30% | 1 |
| Sanctuary Point | 7,874 | All | $700kDec 2025 | – / 30% | 2 |
| Ulladulla | 7,262 | All | $888kDec 2025 | – / 69% | 2 |
| Bomaderry | 6,738 | All | $727kDec 2025 | – / 40% | 2 |
| North Nowra | 5,856 | All | $735kDec 2025 | – / 76% | 4 |
| Worrigee | 5,384 | All | $780kDec 2025 | – / 84% | 3 |
| Sussex Inlet | 3,888 | All | $730kDec 2025 | – / 89% | 2 |
| Vincentia | 3,870 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 81% | 9 |
| Shoalhaven Heads | 3,248 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 51% | 4 |
| St Georges Basin | 3,215 | All | $794kDec 2025 | – / 23% | 3 |
| South Nowra | 3,165 | All | $850kDec 2025 | – / 68% | 5 |
| Berry | 3,098 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 96% | 9 |
| Culburra Beach | 2,946 | All | $990kDec 2025 | – / 69% | 4 |
| Mollymook Beach | 2,531 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 56% | 7 |
| Callala Bay | 2,234 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 88% | 4 |
| Nowra Hill | 2,141 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 88% | |
| Milton (NSW) | 1,801 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 90% | 7 |
| Burrill Lake | 1,782 | All | $870kDec 2025 | – / 75% | 3 |
| Basin View | 1,583 | All | $810kDec 2025 | – / 94% | 2 |
| West Nowra | 1,504 | All | $703kDec 2025 | – / 84% | 2 |
| Narrawallee | 1,487 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 73% | 5 |
| Greenwell Point | 1,245 | All | $785kDec 2025 | – / 34% | 2 |
| Cambewarra Village | 1,211 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 21% | 9 |
| Mollymook | 1,195 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 29% | 6 |
| Tomerong | 1,194 | All | $977kDec 2025 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Old Erowal Bay | 1,080 | All | $686kDec 2025 | – / 51% | 2 |
| Falls Creek (NSW) | 939 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Kangaroo Valley | 856 | All | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 99% | 9 |
| Bawley Point | 844 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 90% | 7 |
| Huskisson | 840 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 91% | 6 |
| Bangalee (NSW) | 818 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 91% | 9 |
| Callala Beach | 777 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 81% | 5 |
| Worrowing Heights | 713 | All | – / 95% | 2 | |
| Lake Tabourie | 689 | All | $800kDec 2025 | – / 94% | 2 |
| Lake Conjola | 687 | All | $892kDec 2025 | – / 79% | 3 |
| Manyana | 670 | All | $900kDec 2025 | – / 86% | 4 |
| Woollamia | 653 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 99% | 6 |
| Erowal Bay | 652 | All | $930kDec 2025 | – / 88% | 3 |
| Orient Point | 629 | All | $808kDec 2025 | – / 61% | |
| Tapitallee | 625 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Kings Point | 609 | All | $838kDec 2025 | – / 89% | 3 |
| Fishermans Paradise | 491 | All | $620kDec 2025 | – / 77% | 2 |
| Currarong | 479 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 76% | 5 |
| Meroo Meadow | 474 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 99% | 9 |
| Jaspers Brush | 362 | All | $2.3MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Wandandian | 359 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 97% | 5 |
| Dolphin Point | 354 | All | $1.3MDec 2025 | – / 84% | 7 |
| Berrara | 333 | All | $919kDec 2025 | – / 38% | 7 |
| Coolangatta (NSW) | 324 | All | $2.2MDec 2025 | – / 91% | 9 |
| Terara | 305 | All | – / 81% | 4 | |
| Conjola Park | 298 | All | $603kDec 2025 | – / 96% | 4 |
| Kioloa | 292 | All | $908kDec 2025 | – / 95% | 2 |
| Cudmirrah | 284 | All | $814kDec 2025 | – / 77% | 4 |
| Termeil | 273 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Woodstock (Shoalhaven - NSW) | 248 | All | – / 93% | 6 | |
| Cambewarra | 234 | All | $1.0MDec 2025 | – / 95% | 10 |
| Morton | 225 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Barrengarry | 214 | All | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Far Meadow | 209 | All | $2.9MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Swanhaven | 196 | All | – / 80% | 2 | |
| Yatte Yattah | 189 | All | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Little Forest | 185 | All | $2.6MDec 2024 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Broughton Vale | 180 | All | $2.6MDec 2024 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Croobyar | 174 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Parma | 167 | All | – / 97% | 9 | |
| Upper Kangaroo River | 151 | All | $2.7MDec 2023 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Conjola | 148 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Hyams Beach | 137 | All | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 96% | 10 |
| Wrights Beach | 137 | All | $980kDec 2025 | – / 97% | 8 |
| Bendalong | 135 | All | $2.4MDec 2025 | – / 99% | 6 |
| Numbaa | 122 | All | – / 88% | 8 | |
| Beaumont (NSW) | 117 | All | $3.0MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Bellawongarah | 116 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Cunjurong Point | 111 | All | $1.2MDec 2023 | – / 88% | 5 |
| Pyree | 110 | All | – / 99% | 8 | |
| Bolong | 94 | All | – / 90% | 9 | |
| East Lynne | 94 | 73% | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Myola (NSW) | 94 | All | – / 93% | 7 | |
| Woodhill (NSW) | 94 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Back Forest | 91 | All | – / 96% | 9 | |
| Budgong | 87 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Broughton (NSW) | 85 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Mundamia | 85 | All | – / 98% | 5 | |
| Bewong | 80 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Woodburn (Shoalhaven - NSW) | 74 | All | – / 96% | 6 | |
| Currowan | 72 | 32% | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Longreach (NSW) | 72 | All | – / 95% | 9 | |
| Wattamolla | 71 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Burrier | 70 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Jerrawangala | 60 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Durras North | 50 | All | – / 97% | 5 | |
| Brogers Creek | 49 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Brundee | 49 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Yerriyong | 46 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Illaroo | 41 | All | – / 99% | 9 | |
| Watersleigh | 40 | All | – / 91% | 7 | |
| Mayfield (Shoalhaven - NSW) | 36 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Bamarang | 35 | All | – / 96% | 9 | |
| Bundewallah | 34 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Depot Beach | 34 | All | – / 98% | 5 | |
| Comberton | 31 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Barringella | 30 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Berringer Lake | 30 | All | – / 99% | 6 | |
| Berry Mountain | 29 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Wollumboola | 28 | All | – / 84% | 7 | |
| Brooman | 26 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Cockwhy | 25 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Mogood | 21 | All | – / 100% | ||
| Browns Mountain | 20 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Comerong Island | 19 | All | – / 77% | 8 | |
| Sassafras (NSW) | 18 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Mount Kingiman | 14 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Pointer Mountain | 14 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Bream Beach | 9 | All | – / 99% | 8 | |
| Mondayong | 9 | All | – / 95% | ||
| Yadboro | 8 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Quiera | 7 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Tianjara | 7 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Coolumburra | 3 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Red Rocks | 3 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Barren Grounds | 44% | – / 100% | |||
| Beecroft Peninsula | All | – / 100% | |||
| Boolijah | All | – / 100% | |||
| Buangla | All | – / 100% | |||
| Budderoo | 40% | – / 100% | |||
| Bulee | All | – / 100% | |||
| Endrick | All | – / 100% | |||
| Ettrema | All | – / 100% | |||
| Kinghorne | All | – / 98% | |||
| Moollattoo | All | – / 100% | |||
| Pebbly Beach | All | – / 96% | |||
| Porters Creek | All | – / 100% | |||
| Pretty Beach (Shoalhaven - NSW) | All | – / 94% | |||
| St George (NSW) | All | – / 100% | |||
| Tallowal | All | – / 100% | |||
| Tolwong | All | – / 100% | |||
| Touga | All | – / 100% | |||
| Tullarwalla | All | – / 98% | |||
| Twelve Mile Peg | All | – / 100% | |||
| Yalwal | All | – / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 64 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2023 to Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $603k
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.1M
- Highest suburb median
- $3.0M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 16 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 682
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 242
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 1,813
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 3,190
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Gilmore · Fiona PHILLIPS (ALP)100%
State districts
- South Coast · Liza Butler (ALP)69%
- Kiama · Gareth Ward (IND)31%
Neighbouring councils
Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.
Across the border
- Unincorp. Other TerritoriesJervis Bay Territory
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Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.