Nowra Hill

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC13029
People 2,095
Male 69.9%
Female 30.1%
Median age 35
Families 335
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 394
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,772
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,900
Median weekly rent $285
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,467 69.9 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 631 30.1 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 168 8.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,095 people in Nowra Hill. Of these 69.9% were male and 30.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.0% of the population.

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Age Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 47 2.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 57 2.7 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 110 5.3 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 146 7.0 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 275 13.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 234 11.2 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 167 8.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 173 8.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 173 8.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 154 7.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 157 7.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 105 5.0 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 99 4.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 94 4.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 39 1.9 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 36 1.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 14 0.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 15 0.7 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Nowra Hill was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 712 38.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 56 3.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 113 6.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 40 2.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 948 50.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Nowra Hill aged 15 years and over, 38.1% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 475 55.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 87 10.2 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 295 34.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Nowra Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 17 1.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 79 7.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 12 1.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 10 0.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 63 5.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 26 2.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 25 2.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 19 1.7 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 30 2.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 0.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 841 74.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Nowra Hill 53.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.1% were in primary school, 10.5% in secondary school and 4.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 125 6.6 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 102 5.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 68 3.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 226 12.0 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 167 8.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 50 2.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 166 8.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 101 5.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 846 45.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Nowra Hill, 8.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 621 23.7 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 585 22.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 182 7.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 128 4.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 62 2.4 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Nowra Hill were Australian 23.7%, English 22.4%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 4.9% and German 2.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Nowra Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,600 77.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 71 3.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 38 1.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Vietnam 15 0.7 84,130 1.1 219,355 0.9
Lebanon 14 0.7 57,381 0.8 78,653 0.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11 0.5 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2

In Nowra Hill, 77.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.9%, Vietnam 0.7%, Lebanon 0.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 193 9.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 116 5.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 84 4.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 878 41.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Nowra Hill, 41.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 970 46.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 112 5.3 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 30 1.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 24 1.1 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Italy 14 0.7 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Nowra Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.2%, England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.1% and Italy 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 993 48.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 106 5.1 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 17 0.8 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 16 0.8 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 13 0.6 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6

In Nowra Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.1%, England 5.1%, Scotland 0.8%, New Zealand 0.8% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Not stated 855 40.9 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 388 18.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 317 15.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 307 14.7 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 74 3.5 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Nowra Hill were Not stated 40.9%, No Religion, so described 18.5%, Anglican 15.2%, Catholic 14.7% and Uniting Church 3.5%. In Nowra Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 10 0.5 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Maltese 4 0.2 12,327 0.2 31,987 0.1
Croatian 4 0.2 21,156 0.3 56,885 0.2
Cantonese 3 0.1 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,245 59.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 13 3.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Nowra Hill 59.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 0.5%, Maltese 0.2%, Croatian 0.2% and Cantonese 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 456 62.5 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 216 29.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 26 3.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 32 4.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 730 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nowra Hill. Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 95 13.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 61 8.8 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 56 8.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 128 18.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 330 47.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Nowra Hill, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 178 25.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 102 14.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 92 13.3 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 81 11.7 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 78 11.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 68 9.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 46 6.6 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 45 6.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Nowra Hill included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.7%, Professionals 13.3%, Managers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 6.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Defence 180 28.5 21,848 0.6 75,462 0.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21 3.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Road Freight Transport 20 3.2 37,995 1.1 129,528 1.2
Takeaway Food Services 17 2.7 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8
Cafes and Restaurants 16 2.5 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Nowra Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 28.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3%, Road Freight Transport 3.2%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 711 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,681 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,772 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nowra Hill was $711.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 460 67.1 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 48 7.0 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 41 6.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 40 5.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Other 19 2.8 18,811 0.6 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 9 1.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 512 72.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Nowra Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.1%, Walked only 7.0%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Worked at home 5.8% and Other 2.8%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 813 43.4 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 311 16.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 136 7.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 207 11.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Nowra Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.6% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 261 13.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 307 16.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 137 7.3 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 115 6.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Nowra Hill, 16.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 130 38.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 159 47.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 42 12.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Nowra Hill, 47.5% were couple families with children, 38.8% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Nowra Hill, 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 51 17.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 13 4.4 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 70 23.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 44 14.9 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 20 6.8 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 68 23.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 13 4.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 16 5.4 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Nowra Hill, of couple families with children, 17.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 23.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 350 92.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 28 7.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Nowra Hill, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 350 100.0 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Nowra Hill, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 10 2.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 81 22.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 249 70.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 2.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Nowra Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.8% had 1 bedroom, 2.8% had 2 bedrooms and 22.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 142 40.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 177 50.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 18 5.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 12 3.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Nowra Hill, 40.3% were owned outright, 50.3% were owned with a mortgage and 5.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 304 88.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 40 11.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Nowra Hill, of all households, 88.4% were family households, 11.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.8 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.0 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Nowra Hill, 10.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 285 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.5 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,900 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 0.9 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 44 12.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 119 34.3 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 163 47.0 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18 5.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Nowra Hill, 12.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 34 9.7 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 308 88.0 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 2.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Nowra Hill, 88.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 143 86.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 22 13.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Nowra Hill, 86.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 13.3% were female. The median age was 31 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,937 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Nowra Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,937.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nowra Hill % Nowra Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Nowra Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.