Census 2011 → 2021

Nowra population growth

How the population of Nowra, NSW (2541) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.8% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

9,149

2016 population

9,193

2021 population

9,956

2011 → 2021

+8.8%

+763 since 2016

Nowra trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

9,956

was 9,193 in 2016

+763 · +8.3%

Median rent

$300/wk

was $214/wk in 2016

+$86 · +40.2%

Household income

$1,037/wk

was $808/wk in 2016

+$229 · +28.3%

Median age

was 43 in 2016

-3 · -7%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology