Worrigee vs Nowra

Worrigee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Nowra. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Worrigee, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Nowra, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Worrigee: a median of $810,000, against $680,000 in Nowra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Worrigee tends to suit families with children and couples, while Nowra suits renters, people living alone, and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Worrigee carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 97/100)
  • Nowra has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Nowra

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($393,000 vs $639,000)
  • has cheaper land ($482,500 vs $767,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($680,000 vs $810,000)
  • But Worrigee leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nowra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nowra

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (133 min vs 141 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (162.2 km vs 168.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nowra

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (11 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 6%)
  • But Worrigee carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Worrigee and 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.

Worrigee 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.

Worrigee Nowra
Walkability 14 / 90
Worrigee — Walkability: 14/100 Nowra — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 52 / 3
Worrigee — Safety: 52/100 Nowra — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 25 / 72
Worrigee — Low fire risk: 25/100 Nowra — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Nowra has more residents (9,956 vs 5,384); Worrigee has higher household incomes ($82,472 vs $53,924).

Worrigee Nowra
Population 5,384 9,956
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +8.3%
Median age 33 40
Median household income $82,472/yr
+35% vs other
 $53,924/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+23% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Worrigee Nowra
0-4 8.0% / 6.3%
Worrigee — 0-4: 8.0% Nowra — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 16.2% / 12.1%
Worrigee — 5-14: 16.2% Nowra — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.5% / 5.8%
Worrigee — 15-19: 6.5% Nowra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.8% / 5.7%
Worrigee — 20-24: 6.8% Nowra — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 14.2% / 13.6%
Worrigee — 25-34: 14.2% Nowra — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 11.9% / 10.4%
Worrigee — 35-44: 11.9% Nowra — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 12.2% / 11.1%
Worrigee — 45-54: 12.2% Nowra — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 9.4% / 11.9%
Worrigee — 55-64: 9.4% Nowra — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 8.2% / 10.9%
Worrigee — 65-74: 8.2% Nowra — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 5.2% / 7.7%
Worrigee — 75-84: 5.2% Nowra — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ 1.2% / 4.5%
Worrigee — 85+: 1.2% Nowra — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Worrigee 26.9% lone person
Worrigee — Lone Person: 26.9% Worrigee — Couple Families: 48.2% Worrigee — One Parent Families: 19.4% Worrigee — Group Household: 4.5% Worrigee — Other Families: 1.0%
Nowra 46.3% lone person
Nowra — Lone Person: 46.3% Nowra — Couple Families: 24.5% Nowra — One Parent Families: 21.8% Nowra — Group Household: 5.1% Nowra — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Worrigee 35.4% renting
Worrigee — Owned Outright: 29.7% Worrigee — Mortgage: 34.9% Worrigee — Renting: 35.4%
Nowra 47.8% renting
Nowra — Owned Outright: 29.5% Nowra — Mortgage: 22.8% Nowra — Renting: 47.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Worrigee Nowra
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 16.1%
Worrigee — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Nowra — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.4%
Worrigee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Nowra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 6.2%
Worrigee — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Nowra — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.9%
Worrigee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Nowra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Worrigee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Nowra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Worrigee Nowra
England 2.4% / 3.2%
Worrigee — England: 2.4% Nowra — England: 3.2%
India 0.6% / 1.3%
Worrigee — India: 0.6% Nowra — India: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.9%
Worrigee — New Zealand: 0.5% Nowra — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.9%
Worrigee — Philippines: 0.4% Nowra — Philippines: 0.9%
Thailand 0.4% / 0.4%
Worrigee — Thailand: 0.4% Nowra — Thailand: 0.4%
China — / 0.7%
Worrigee — China: not among its largest Nowra — China: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Worrigee 93.9% houses
Worrigee — Houses: 93.9% Worrigee — Townhouses: 5.0% Worrigee — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Nowra 81.2% houses
Nowra — Houses: 81.2% Nowra — Townhouses: 13.6% Nowra — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Worrigee Nowra
Median house price $810,000 $680,000
Median unit price $639,000 $393,000
Median land price $767,500 $482,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 29 sales
 30 days
from 164 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Worrigee Nowra
3 bed $740K / $660K
Worrigee — 3 bed: $740K (31 sales) Nowra — 3 bed: $660K (140 sales)

31 vs 140 sales

4 bed $835K / $760K
Worrigee — 4 bed: $835K (54 sales) Nowra — 4 bed: $760K (75 sales)

54 vs 75 sales

5 bed $950K / $900K
Worrigee — 5 bed: $950K (7 sales) Nowra — 5 bed: $900K (9 sales)

7 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Worrigee has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 4%); Worrigee has more rural and farming land (19% vs 6%).

Worrigee Nowra
Residential 29% 52%
Environmental 45% 4%
Parks and recreation 4% 22%
Rural and farming 19% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 12%
Commercial 0% 4%
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

Worrigee 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.

Worrigee Nowra
Houses 4.1%
$688/wk on $865K
 4.0%
$565/wk on $732K
Units — 4.2%
$385/wk on $472K

Ranking within NSW

Worrigee Nowra
House price Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 3% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 33% of NSW

Liveability

Nowra is more walkable (90 vs 14).

Worrigee Nowra
Grade D
same for both
Score 25/100 27/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Worrigee carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 28); Nowra carries more crime risk (97 vs 48).

Worrigee Nowra
Bushfire High
75/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
97/100
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 2
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Worrigee Nowra
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Worrigee

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

Schools in Nowra

  • St John the Evangelist Catholic High School Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Nowra East Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Nowra High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Nowra Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Shoalhaven High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Worrigee Nowra
Supermarkets 1 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 4 16
Childcare 2 13
GPs 1 11
Pharmacies 0 6
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 11
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Worrigee sits further from the CBD (168.7 km vs 162.2 km).

Worrigee Nowra
Walkability score 14/100 90/100
Distance to Sydney 168.7 km
+4% vs other
 162.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 141 min 133 min
Public transport score 55/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 83.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Worrigee Nowra
Car (driver) 84.4% / 75.7%
Worrigee — Car (driver): 84.4% Nowra — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 8.9%
Worrigee — Worked from Home: 7.2% Nowra — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 6.9% / 8.4%
Worrigee — Car (passenger): 6.9% Nowra — Car (passenger): 8.4%
Walked Only 0.7% / 5.6%
Worrigee — Walked Only: 0.7% Nowra — Walked Only: 5.6%
Bicycle 0.3% / 1.1%
Worrigee — Bicycle: 0.3% Nowra — Bicycle: 1.1%
Bus 0.4% / 0.3%
Worrigee — Bus: 0.4% Nowra — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.4%).

Setting

Worrigee Nowra
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.4 km 11.7 km

NBN connectivity

Worrigee Nowra
Connectivity score 71/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
1,984 premises
 90%
6,369 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Worrigee

Acreage Family

Nowra

Affordable Parks Regional Centre

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