Median price trend for houses
Based on 9 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,120,000
Down 21.7% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.12m
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The quick read on
Nowra Hill
NSW 2540 · Shoalhaven
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,120,000
- Population
- 2,141
- Postcode
- 2540
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Nowra Hill, New South Wales
Property market insights for Nowra Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Nowra Hill NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,400 per week
Up 93.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Nowra Hill, NSW is currently $1,120,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Nowra Hill has a 12-month growth rate of -21.7% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,120,000 in Nowra Hill.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Nowra Hill is $1,400 per week. The median house rent has increased 93.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Nowra Hill safe?
The overall rate for Nowra Hill is 2,275 offences per 100,000 residents — 31% below the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Nowra Hill.
Overall crime rate
2,275
offences per 100,000 residents
31% belowRest of NSW
Nowra HillRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Nowra Hill?
Nowra Hill NSW 2540 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
2,141 people call Nowra Hill home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $1,902 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,141
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $285 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 158.6%Below
15–3438.5%Above
35–5430.5%Above
55–7419.5%Below
75 and over3.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.3%Above
Paying a mortgage45.5%Above
Renting11.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.3%Below
One car17.2%Below
Two cars33.8%Below
Three or more49.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.1%Below
Drove to work62.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled10.5%Above
What stands out in Nowra Hill
9.1% of workers in Nowra Hill worked from home on Census day — less common than across Rest of NSW.
3.3% of Nowra Hill residents were born in England.
24.9% of people in Nowra Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Nowra Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Nowra Hill NSW 2540.
Is Nowra Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
8.6% of Nowra Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
336 family households lived in Nowra Hill; 46.4% were couple families and 15.2% were one-parent families.
31.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Nowra Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Nowra Hill had 2,141 residents at the 2021 Census.
35.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
23.0% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Nowra Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.8% of occupied private dwellings in Nowra Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Nowra Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
45.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.2% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Nowra Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Nowra Hill had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 15.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 31.6%, while 34.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Nowra Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
62.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 10.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Nowra Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 17.2% of the total.
83.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Nowra Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.6% reported a different address.
12.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Nowra Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
57.6% of residents used only English at home.
2.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Nowra Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.1% of Nowra Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.9% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 58.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Nowra Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.5% of ancestry responses in Nowra Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 29.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Nowra Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 16.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.0% of workers, and education and training employed 5.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Nowra Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 39.2%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
25.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Nowra Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
37.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
3.7% reported asthma, 5.9% arthritis and 2.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Nowra Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
6.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 6.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Nowra Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,902 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $285 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Nowra Hill compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.1% in Nowra Hill, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 43.3% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 11.2% in Nowra Hill, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Nowra Hill
Is Nowra Hill expensive?
The median house price is $1,120,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Nowra Hill good for families?
The Census counted 336 local families, and 8.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Nowra Hill?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,120,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Nowra Hill
29 streets in Nowra Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albatross Rd
- Braidwood Rd
- Btu Rd
- Cabbage Tree Ln
- Calymea St
- Canberra Dr
- Cardwell Dr
- Gannet Rd
- Glenoak
- Greendale Cl
- Greenmeadow Ln
- Grey Gum Cl
- Hakea Cl
- Ironwood Cl
- Linkwood Dr
- Monterey Dr
- Nowra Hill Rd
- Pemberly Dr
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- Perth Drive
- Princes Hwy
- Procter Pl
- Stringybark Rd
- Tea Tree Ln
- The Links Road
- Timber Ridge Dr
- Willandra
- Wirilda Dr
- Wirrah Cl
- Woncor Ave
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