Nowra Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Nowra (2541) is a suburb of South Coast, South Coast, New South Wales. It is about 125 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Nowra is in the federal electorate of Gilmore.

In the 2011 census the population of Nowra was 9,257 and is comprised of approximately 52.1% females and 47.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nowra is 42 years of age.

77.2% of people living in the suburb of Nowra were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.9% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.6% Philippines, 0.6% Scotland, 0.5% Netherlands, 0.4% Germany, 0.3% China , 0.2% India, 0.2% Italy, 0.2% Chile, 0.1% Wales, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Croatia, 0.1% Denmark.

86.0% of people living in Nowra speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 10.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.4% Other, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Mandarin, 0.2% German.

The religious makeup of Nowra is 26.7% Anglican, 21.5% Catholic, 17.9% No religion, 14.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.9% Uniting Church, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Baptist, 1.5% Pentecostal, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

37.6% of people are married, 35.2% have never married and 12.9% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 720 widowed people living in Nowra.

47.0% of the people living in Nowra over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 33.2% are working on a part time basis. Nowra has an unemployment rate of 13.0%.

The main occupations of people living in Nowra are 17.3% Technicians & trades workers, 15.3% Professionals, 14.7% Labourers, 13.8% Community & personal service workers, 12.1% Sales workers, 11.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.9% Managers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nowra work in are 17.8% Health care and social assistance, 14.3% Retail trade, 10.0% Accommodation and food services, 9.4% Manufacturing, 8.4% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Construction, 6.1% Education and training, 4.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.0% Other services.

30.2% of homes are fully owned, and 22.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 43.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $383 per week and the median household income is $683 per week.

The median rent in Nowra is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nowra postcode 2541