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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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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.