Nowra Area Profile

NSW 2541|Council: Shoalhaven

10 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Above avg7,162 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 46% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↑+14.8% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Intimidation, stalking and harassment853

Malicious damage to property833

Breach bail conditions747

Source: BOCSAR, Shoalhaven LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

365 days/year

Registration required

No day limit — host year-round

Non-hosted STRA capped at 365d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

964

avg ICSEA

Below average

7 schools in area

Public

Nowra Hill Public School

986

Nowra High School

944

Nowra Public School

904

Shoalhaven High School

862

Private / Independent

St Michael's Catholic Primary School

994

Nowra Christian School

1033

St John the Evangelist Catholic High School

1028

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.1100c

Waste charge$531/yr

FY 2025-26, Shoalhaven Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Nowra (this area)	Shoalhaven	Above avg	964	365d	$5312025-26
Ulladulla2539	Shoalhaven	Above avg	986	365d	$531
Kiama2533	The Council of the Municipality of Kiama	Very low	1068	—	$673.2

Shoalhaven Council

The Council of the Municipality of Kiama Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Shoalhaven) level unless otherwise noted.