Living in Nowra - Bomaderry

In Nowra - Bomaderry, the median rent tenants pay is €913 a month (2021) and unemployment is 5.3% (2021).

Median rent was A$332 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,733 in August 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-077 sources

Population40,264people31 Dec 2025Official source · Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)1,788EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent913.5EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate5.3%country median 4.5% — 18% aboveOfficial source · 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Nowra - Bomaderry?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	15,067 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	14,108 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	332 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	913.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	913.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Nowra - Bomaderry a good place to live?

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Remote worker46%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–56%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student29%strong on education, weak on safety · range 21–37%

Family51%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–66%

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How international is the population?

12.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5,009 of 40,264 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Median personal income was A$665 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,330 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Nowra - Bomaderry is 5.3%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Nowra - Bomaderry 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	8,769 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	49.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,330 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	665 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,788 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	5.3 %country median 4.5%	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)¹Official

What does a salary buy in Nowra - Bomaderry?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €913
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nowra - Bomaderry. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	6.13 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

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Population and city profile

The city covered 201.4 km² in 2021. Population density was 199.9 people per km² in 2025.

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 5,009 is not 19.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.6%
Foreign residents12.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	201.4 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.²Official
Foreign-resident share	19.8 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)¹Official
Foreign residents	5,009 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.¹Official
Population density	199.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	19,369 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	19,311 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	40,264 people	31 Dec 2025	Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia³Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

29,284

33,215

37,146

41,077

40,264200120052011201520212025

Population rose 33.8% between 2001 and 2025, from 30,097 to 40,264.

International community in Nowra - Bomaderry

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	38,678	100.0%
Australia	31,001	80.2%
Country of birth not stated	2,668	6.9%
England	1,397	3.6%
Born elsewhere(d)	451	1.2%
India	427	1.1%
New Zealand	404	1.0%
Philippines	303	0.8%
Scotland	161	0.4%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	147	0.4%
Germany	134	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
United States of America	114	0.3%
Nepal	113	0.3%
Thailand	111	0.3%
Netherlands	107	0.3%
South Africa	103	0.3%
Italy	79	0.2%
Canada	61	0.2%
Sri Lanka	53	0.1%
Ireland	51	0.1%
Wales	49	0.1%
Fiji	48	0.1%
Vietnam	46	0.1%
Pakistan	44	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	42	0.1%
Indonesia	40	0.1%
Iran	38	0.1%
Malta	37	0.1%
Croatia	34	0.1%
Poland	33	0.1%
Malaysia	32	0.1%
Chile	30	0.1%
Bangladesh	28	0.1%
Egypt	27	0.1%
Greece	26	0.1%
Mauritius	24	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	23	0.1%
Singapore	20	0.1%
France	19	0.0%
Japan	19	0.0%
Lebanon	18	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	16	0.0%
Brazil	15	0.0%
Iraq	15	0.0%
North Macedonia	13	0.0%
Zimbabwe	9	0.0%
Taiwan	8	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	0.0%
Cambodia	7	0.0%
Samoa	7	0.0%
Turkey	6	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	38,678	100.0%
Australia	31,001	80.2%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	5,009	13.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	38,678	100.0%
Australian citizen	33,644	87.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	12.95 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	14,108 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	52.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	39 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,733 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Nowra - Bomaderry

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Port Macquarie as a Nowra - Bomaderry alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 53,369 Port Macquarie vs 40,264 Nowra - Bomaderry+33%
Unemployment: 4.8% Port Macquarie vs 5.3% Nowra - Bomaderry−9%
Median gross pay, region: €1,847 Port Macquarie vs €1,788 Nowra - Bomaderry+3%
Foreign residents: 19.1% Port Macquarie vs 19.8% Nowra - Bomaderry−4%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Nowra - Bomaderry in rankings

#27 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Australia #29 of 30 in Most international cities in Australia

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Nowra - Bomaderry?

The median gross salary is 1,788 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Nowra - Bomaderry?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 %. Source: 2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack).

How many people live in Nowra - Bomaderry?

The published population is 40,264 people. Source: Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Nowra - Bomaderry?

5,009 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Nowra - Bomaderry a good place to live?

Nowra - Bomaderry may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Nowra - Bomaderry?

The official country of birth distribution records 31,001 people (80.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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