Nowra

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Nowra

Total population

33,583

WeatherAvg high 71.3°F

Coordinates-34.87°, 150.60°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 160 kilometres (99 mi) south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney. As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated population of 22,584. Situated in the southern reaches of the Sydney basin, Nowra is the seat and commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Frank Moorhouse

Australian writer

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Robbie Williams

Australian bicycle racer

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Al Kanaar

Australian rugby union player

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Michael O'Connor

Australian rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer

Sally Fitzgibbons

Australian surfer

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Karen Phillips

Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist

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Alex Gynes

Australian basketball player

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Alfred Shepherd

Australian flying ace

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Bruce McGuire

Australian rugby league footballer

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Deborah Cheetham Fraillon

Yorta Yorta singer, composer and actress

Dylan Farrell

Australian rugby league footballer

Henry Morton

Australian politician (1867-1932)

Hugh Sinclair

Australian politician

Kerry Golding

Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot

Kyle O'Donnell

Australian rugby league footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in New South Wales

• Nerriga
  33.6 mi away · pop. 77
• Big Hill
  40.8 mi away · pop. 78
• Oallen Ford
  41.3 mi away
• White Camp
  45.6 mi away
• Hanworth
  46.2 mi away
• Murphys Flat
  47.3 mi away
• Blueys Hole
  48.7 mi away
• Newfoundland
  49.5 mi away
• Chatsbury
  49.8 mi away · pop. 91
• Lower Boro
  50.5 mi away
• Rhyanna
  50.6 mi away
• Durran Durra
  50.7 mi away

Browse all places in New South Wales →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nowra

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bare-nosed Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

Seen 2026-06-14

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Seen 2026-06-13

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

Seen 2026-06-13

Spear Mosquito

Anopheles annulipes

Seen 2026-06-12

Green-blotched Moth

Cosmodes elegans

Seen 2026-06-12

Tasmanian Brown Lacewing

Micromus tasmaniae

Seen 2026-06-11

Australian maidenhair fern moth

Musotima ochropteralis

Seen 2026-06-11

Broken-backed Bug

Taylorilygus apicalis

Seen 2026-06-11

Silver Gull

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Seen 2026-06-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nowra, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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