Nowra - Bomaderry property market: the official numbers
The official read on Nowra - Bomaderry, NSW: who lives there, what they pay in rent and repayments, and where the jobs are. Every figure below is ABS Census 2021 data, linked at the bottom so you can check it yourself.
The straight answer
Nowra - Bomaderry rented at a median $332/wk in 2021 — 11% below the national median. Repayments ($1,733/mo) ran ahead of rent ($1,439/mo), but not brutally.
What the census counted
The typical repayment ran at about 30% of the median household income. Point-in-time medians, August 2021. Repayments have risen a long way since the 2022–24 rate rises, so use these to compare places, not to price anything today.
The rent-or-buy gap
At the census, the typical monthly rent worked out to $1,439 against a typical mortgage repayment of $1,733:
How to read the rent-repayment gap
The mortgage figure reflects loans and rates as at August 2021, before the 2022–24 rate rises — today's repayment on a new loan would be higher. The rent figure is what tenants were actually paying, not today's asking rents. The useful signal is the shape: where rent and repayments sit close together, buying has historically competed well with renting here; where repayments tower over rent, the market prices in growth. Run your own numbers with the mortgage vs invest tool or what can I afford?
Who owns, who rents
Renters are 33.8% of Nowra - Bomaderry households. If you're buying to let, that's the depth of your market — a deep pool by national standards.
Who calls Nowra - Bomaderry home
What the age mix means for housing
A heavy 25–44 band usually means family housing demand (and pressure on 3–4 bedroom stock); a heavy 65+ band signals downsizer and retiree demand (units, single-level living, proximity to health care). Nowra - Bomaderry's median age of 39 sits above the national median of 38.
What the local economy runs on
18.5% of Nowra - Bomaderry's 15,631 workers are in health care & social assistance. That's the engine under local housing demand — worth knowing how it's running before you buy.
The upfront costs in NSW
Current sale prices live behind licensed feeds we won't republish. The costs of buying don't — they're public and exact:
- Stamp duty in New South Wales — exact duty and first-home-buyer concessions.
- What can I afford? — borrowing power, price range and all-in upfront cash.
- The official NSW price trend — ABS state-level values since 2011, interactive.
Quick answers
What is the median rent in Nowra - Bomaderry?
At the 2021 Census the median rent in Nowra - Bomaderry was $332 a week — 11% below the national median ($375/wk). Rents have moved since 2021; check current listings for today's asking rents.
How many people live in Nowra - Bomaderry?
38,678 people at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 39 (national median: 38). Nowra - Bomaderry is one of New South Wales's significant urban areas as defined by the ABS.
What do people in Nowra - Bomaderry do for work?
The biggest employing industry is health care & social assistance, followed by public administration & safety (ABS Census 2021). The industry mix shapes how resilient local housing demand is.
The verdict
Your call
Rent covered roughly 83% of the typical repayment here — a middling shape. Owner-occupiers do fine in markets like this; an investor needs a sharper reason to pick it. One employer story dominates — health care & social assistance is 18.5% of local jobs. When it hires, housing tightens; when it stops, you'll feel it.
Everything above is August 2021 — before you act, pull current asking rents, vacancy and listing volumes for Nowra - Bomaderry. Then run your own numbers: what can I afford? for borrowing power and upfront cash, and the New South Wales stamp duty calculator for the tax bill.
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General information only — not financial or property advice. All figures are ABS Census 2021 ( official QuickStats for Nowra - Bomaderry, CC-BY 4.0), which predates the 2022–24 rate rises; conditions have moved since. Last reviewed 10 July 2026.