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north nowra

New South Wales · Census 2021

$730k

-0.5% yr · median house · Dec 2025

North Nowra is a leafy residential suburb of Shoalhaven.

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Median house price

People

Population
5,856
Median age
39 yrs
Income / person / wk
$696
Household income / wk
$1,411

Housing

Median rent / wk
$380
Mortgage / month
$1,719

Culture & community

Dominant religion
No religion · 43%
Top language at home
Persian · 0%
No religion
43%
Born overseas
16%
English only at home
93%

Local amenities

Amenity score
36/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
11
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
2.0 km
Nearest train
3.0 km
Nearest hospital
2.2 km
Distance to coast
15.6 km
NBN
Fixed Line

Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
3
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
3
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
0.2 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Shoalhaven
Council population
108,639
Council area
4,567 km²
Density
24/km²
Federal grants
$15.94M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$147/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
Gilmore
Federal MP
Fiona Phillips (ALP)
Two-party-preferred
Labor 55% 2PP
State electorate
Kiama
State MP
Gareth Ward (IND)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
417/100k
54th percentile
Car theft
146/100k
48th percentile
property damage
1,109/100k
66th percentile
Violent crime
1,770/100k
50th percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price-42% vs AU
Suburb
$730k
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$1,411
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643