Longreach vs North Nowra

North Nowra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Longreach. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Longreach, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Longreach: a median of $1.38 million, against $780,000 in North Nowra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Longreach tends to suit couples, while North Nowra suits 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

North Nowra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Longreach carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

North Nowra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($780,000 vs $1,375,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Nowra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $650/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

North Nowra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 144 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (162.6 km vs 172.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Longreach

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 57/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 21%)
  • But North Nowra is more walkable (63/100 vs 5/100)

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

Investors

Longreach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.5% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Longreach North Nowra
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.

Longreach North Nowra
Walkability 5 / 63
Longreach — Walkability: 5/100 North Nowra — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 75 / 43
Longreach — Safety: 75/100 North Nowra — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 85 / 61
Longreach — Low fire risk: 85/100 North Nowra — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

North Nowra has more residents (5,856 vs 72); Longreach rents higher ($650/wk vs $380/wk).

Longreach North Nowra
Population 72 5,856
+8033% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.5% +1.1%
Median age 51 39
Median household income $110,500/yr
+34% vs other
 $73,372/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+42% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longreach North Nowra
0-4 8.3% / 6.6%
Longreach — 0-4: 8.3% North Nowra — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 12.5% / 13.3%
Longreach — 5-14: 12.5% North Nowra — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 9.7% / 5.2%
Longreach — 15-19: 9.7% North Nowra — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 12.5% / 4.8%
Longreach — 20-24: 12.5% North Nowra — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 4.2% / 13.5%
Longreach — 25-34: 4.2% North Nowra — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 8.3% / 12.0%
Longreach — 35-44: 8.3% North Nowra — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 4.2% / 11.2%
Longreach — 45-54: 4.2% North Nowra — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 13.9% / 12.2%
Longreach — 55-64: 13.9% North Nowra — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 25.0% / 11.2%
Longreach — 65-74: 25.0% North Nowra — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 4.2% / 7.1%
Longreach — 75-84: 4.2% North Nowra — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ — / 3.1%
Longreach — 85+: not among its largest North Nowra — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Longreach 100.0% couple families
Longreach — Couple Families: 100.0% Longreach — Lone Person: 0.0% Longreach — One Parent Families: 0.0% Longreach — Group Household: 0.0% Longreach — Other Families: 0.0%
North Nowra 39.2% couple families
North Nowra — Couple Families: 39.2% North Nowra — Lone Person: 37.0% North Nowra — One Parent Families: 18.8% North Nowra — Group Household: 3.5% North Nowra — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Longreach 0.0% renting
Longreach — Owned Outright: 63.6% Longreach — Mortgage: 36.4% Longreach — Renting: 0.0%
North Nowra 28.7% renting
North Nowra — Owned Outright: 37.9% North Nowra — Mortgage: 33.3% North Nowra — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Longreach North Nowra
England 5.6% / 4.7%
Longreach — England: 5.6% North Nowra — England: 4.7%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Longreach — New Zealand: not among its largest North Nowra — New Zealand: 1.4%
India — / 1.0%
Longreach — India: not among its largest North Nowra — India: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Longreach — Philippines: not among its largest North Nowra — Philippines: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.5%
Longreach — Germany: not among its largest North Nowra — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

Qualifications

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

Longreach North Nowra
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 19.1%
Longreach — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% North Nowra — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 9.3%
Longreach — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% North Nowra — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 12.5% / 2.8%
Longreach — Postgraduate Degree: 12.5% North Nowra — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9.7% / 2.0%
Longreach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 9.7% North Nowra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 8.4%
Longreach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest North Nowra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Longreach 93.1% houses
Longreach — Houses: 93.1% Longreach — Flats / Apartments: 6.9% Longreach — Townhouses: 0.0%
North Nowra 89.5% houses
North Nowra — Houses: 89.5% North Nowra — Flats / Apartments: 2.3% North Nowra — Townhouses: 8.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Longreach North Nowra
Median house price $1,375,000 $780,000
Median unit price — $470,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 47 sales

Zoning mix

Longreach has more land zoned for conservation (88% vs 44%).

Longreach North Nowra
Environmental 88% 44%
Residential 0% 33%
Parks and recreation 0% 14%
Rural and farming 12% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
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

Longreach North Nowra
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Longreach North Nowra
Houses — 3.7%
$582/wk on $812K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Longreach North Nowra
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 73% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of NSW

Liveability

North Nowra is more walkable (63 vs 5).

Longreach North Nowra
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

North Nowra carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 15); North Nowra carries more crime risk (57 vs 25).

Longreach North Nowra
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
25/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Longreach North Nowra
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Longreach

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in North Nowra

  • North Nowra Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Illaroo Road Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Havenlee School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Longreach North Nowra
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 17
Childcare 0 3
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Longreach sits further from the CBD (172.5 km vs 162.6 km).

Longreach North Nowra
Walkability score 5/100 63/100
Distance to Sydney 172.5 km
+6% vs other
 162.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 144 min 133 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2540
 0.4%
postcode 2541
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2540
 44
postcode 2541

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.

Longreach North Nowra
Car (driver) 57.5% / 81.1%
Longreach — Car (driver): 57.5% North Nowra — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 9.9%
Longreach — Worked from Home: 35.0% North Nowra — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 5.7%
Longreach — Car (passenger): 7.5% North Nowra — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Longreach — Walked Only: not among its largest North Nowra — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Longreach — Bicycle: not among its largest North Nowra — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Longreach North Nowra
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.9 km 14.9 km

NBN connectivity

Longreach North Nowra
Connectivity score 26/100 82/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 65%
2,734 premises

Climate

Longreach North Nowra
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Longreach North Nowra
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Longreach North Nowra
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Longreach North Nowra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Longreach

Professionals Retirees Rural Students

North Nowra

Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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