Mundamia vs Nowra Hill

Nowra Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 53 in Mundamia. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mundamia, about half of households are people living alone. In Nowra Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nowra Hill: a median of $1.34 million, against $1.05 million in Mundamia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mundamia tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Nowra Hill suits young adults and couples.

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

Nowra Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 60/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Mundamia has cheaper houses ($1,047,500 vs $1,342,500)
  • Nowra Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mundamia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $285/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mundamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (167 km vs 171.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mundamia has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 11%)
  • Nowra Hill carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Mundamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.4% vs 2.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mundamia Nowra Hill
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.

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Walkability 16 / 21
Mundamia — Walkability: 16/100 Nowra Hill — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 40 / 70
Mundamia — Safety: 40/100 Nowra Hill — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 46 / 56
Mundamia — Low fire risk: 46/100 Nowra Hill — Low fire risk: 56/100

Demographics

Nowra Hill has more residents (2,141 vs 85); Mundamia skews older (53 vs 37).

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Population 85 2,141
+2419% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.4% +2.2%
Median age 53 37
Median household income $73,112/yr $98,904/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $285/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mundamia Nowra Hill
0-4 8.2% / 2.0%
Mundamia — 0-4: 8.2% Nowra Hill — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 3.5% / 6.6%
Mundamia — 5-14: 3.5% Nowra Hill — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 4.7% / 6.9%
Mundamia — 15-19: 4.7% Nowra Hill — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 — / 12.5%
Mundamia — 20-24: not among its largest Nowra Hill — 20-24: 12.5%
25-34 9.4% / 19.1%
Mundamia — 25-34: 9.4% Nowra Hill — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 9.4% / 16.9%
Mundamia — 35-44: 9.4% Nowra Hill — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 21.2% / 13.6%
Mundamia — 45-54: 21.2% Nowra Hill — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 22.4% / 12.0%
Mundamia — 55-64: 22.4% Nowra Hill — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 22.4% / 7.5%
Mundamia — 65-74: 22.4% Nowra Hill — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 10.6% / 2.8%
Mundamia — 75-84: 10.6% Nowra Hill — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.7%
Mundamia — 85+: not among its largest Nowra Hill — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mundamia 31.2% couple families
Mundamia — Couple Families: 31.2% Mundamia — Lone Person: 50.0% Mundamia — One Parent Families: 18.8% Mundamia — Group Household: 0.0%
Nowra Hill 57.1% couple families
Nowra Hill — Couple Families: 57.1% Nowra Hill — Lone Person: 21.2% Nowra Hill — One Parent Families: 18.7% Nowra Hill — Group Household: 2.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mundamia 26.9% renting
Mundamia — Owned Outright: 42.3% Mundamia — Mortgage: 30.8% Mundamia — Renting: 26.9%
Nowra Hill 11.2% renting
Nowra Hill — Owned Outright: 43.3% Nowra Hill — Mortgage: 45.5% Nowra Hill — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mundamia 100.0% houses
Mundamia — Houses: 100.0% Mundamia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nowra Hill 96.3% houses
Nowra Hill — Houses: 96.3% Nowra Hill — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 14.6%
Mundamia — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Nowra Hill — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 4.3%
Mundamia — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Nowra Hill — Bachelor Degree: 4.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.6%
Mundamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Nowra Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Mundamia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Nowra Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Mundamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nowra Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Median house price $1,047,500 $1,342,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,213,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Mundamia has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 5%); Nowra Hill has more rural and farming land (57% vs 7%).

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Environmental 61% 5%
Rural and farming 7% 57%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 22%
Residential 14% 13%
Parks and recreation 5% 1%
Industrial 0% 2%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Mundamia Nowra Hill
House price Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mundamia carries more crime risk (60 vs 30); Mundamia carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 44).

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
91/100
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mundamia

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

Schools in Nowra Hill

  • Nowra Hill Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • William Campbell College Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Waterways 5 17

Mobility

Nowra Hill sits further from the CBD (171.3 km vs 167 km).

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Walkability score 16/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 167 km 171.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 142 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2540
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2540
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.

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Car (driver) 72.7% / 71.3%
Mundamia — Car (driver): 72.7% Nowra Hill — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 10.5%
Mundamia — Worked from Home: 15.2% Nowra Hill — Worked from Home: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 12.1% / 6.2%
Mundamia — Car (passenger): 12.1% Nowra Hill — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 9.1%
Mundamia — Walked Only: not among its largest Nowra Hill — Walked Only: 9.1%
Bicycle — / 2.9%
Mundamia — Bicycle: not among its largest Nowra Hill — Bicycle: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.6 km 14.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Connectivity score 30/100 51/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 20%
546 premises

Climate

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Annual rainfall 974 mm 695 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 25.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 0.8°C

Council rates

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Mundamia Nowra Hill
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mundamia

Retirees Rural

Nowra Hill

Acreage Multicultural

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