Currowan vs Nelligen

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Currowan: a median of $1.28 million, against $849,000 in Nelligen, though rent is higher in Nelligen. On these figures, Currowan tends to suit couples, while Nelligen suits older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Currowan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 57/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Nelligen

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($849,000 vs $1,285,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Currowan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $400/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Currowan has a shorter drive in (238 min vs 247 min)
  • Nelligen sits closer to the CBD (290.6 km vs 324.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Currowan carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 57/100)
  • Nelligen has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 12%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Currowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.8% vs 20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Currowan and Nelligen drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Currowan Nelligen
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Currowan Nelligen
Walkability 0 / 0
Currowan — Walkability: 0/100 Nelligen — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 100 / 43
Currowan — Safety: 100/100 Nelligen — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 27 / 28
Currowan — Low fire risk: 27/100 Nelligen — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Nelligen has more residents (399 vs 72); Nelligen rents higher ($400/wk vs $150/wk).

Currowan Nelligen
Population 72 399
+454% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.8% +20.2%
Median age 52 53
Median household income $75,816/yr
+21% vs other
 $59,696/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $400/wk
+167% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Currowan Nelligen
0-4 4.2% / 1.8%
Currowan — 0-4: 4.2% Nelligen — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 8.3% / 9.5%
Currowan — 5-14: 8.3% Nelligen — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 4.2% / 5.8%
Currowan — 15-19: 4.2% Nelligen — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.6% / 3.3%
Currowan — 20-24: 5.6% Nelligen — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.3% / 7.5%
Currowan — 25-34: 8.3% Nelligen — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 9.7% / 8.5%
Currowan — 35-44: 9.7% Nelligen — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 19.4% / 14.0%
Currowan — 45-54: 19.4% Nelligen — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 18.1% / 22.6%
Currowan — 55-64: 18.1% Nelligen — 55-64: 22.6%
65-74 4.2% / 14.3%
Currowan — 65-74: 4.2% Nelligen — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 8.3% / 10.0%
Currowan — 75-84: 8.3% Nelligen — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / —
Currowan — 85+: not among its largest Nelligen — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Currowan 54.5% couple families
Currowan — Couple Families: 54.5% Currowan — Lone Person: 45.5% Currowan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Nelligen 40.0% couple families
Nelligen — Couple Families: 40.0% Nelligen — Lone Person: 48.0% Nelligen — One Parent Families: 12.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Currowan 24.0% renting
Currowan — Owned Outright: 36.0% Currowan — Mortgage: 40.0% Currowan — Renting: 24.0%
Nelligen 10.0% renting
Nelligen — Owned Outright: 57.9% Nelligen — Mortgage: 32.1% Nelligen — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Currowan 100.0% houses
Currowan — Houses: 100.0% Currowan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nelligen 98.0% houses
Nelligen — Houses: 98.0% Nelligen — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Currowan Nelligen
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 24.3%
Currowan — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Nelligen — Certificate III & IV: 24.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 4.3%
Currowan — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Nelligen — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 8.8%
Currowan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Nelligen — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Currowan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nelligen — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Currowan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nelligen — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Property market

Currowan Nelligen
Median house price $1,285,000 $849,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 233 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Currowan Nelligen
Rural and farming 86% 84%
Environmental 13% 14%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Currowan Nelligen
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
 211
across Eurobodalla
Approvals change year on year -10% -9%

Ranking within NSW

Currowan Nelligen
House price Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Currowan Nelligen
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Nelligen carries more crime risk (57 vs 0).

Currowan Nelligen
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
72/100
Crime None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Currowan Nelligen
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Currowan Nelligen
Parks & reserves 3 0
Waterways 20 11

Mobility

Currowan sits further from the CBD (324.3 km vs 290.6 km).

Currowan Nelligen
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 324.3 km
+10% vs other
 290.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 238 min 247 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2536
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2536
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Currowan Nelligen
Car (driver) 100.0% / 78.6%
Currowan — Car (driver): 100.0% Nelligen — Car (driver): 78.6%
Worked from Home — / 10.7%
Currowan — Worked from Home: not among its largest Nelligen — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.1%
Currowan — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nelligen — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only — / 3.6%
Currowan — Walked Only: not among its largest Nelligen — Walked Only: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Currowan Nelligen
Elevation 181 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.5 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Currowan Nelligen
Connectivity score 17/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
240 premises

Climate

Currowan Nelligen
Annual rainfall 724 mm 914 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 23.7°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.5°C

Council rates

Currowan Nelligen
Average residential rate $1,501/yr $1,246/yr
Council Shoalhaven Eurobodalla

Federal electorate

Currowan Nelligen
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Currowan Nelligen
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Currowan

Multicultural Rural

Nelligen

Rural

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