Nowra Hill bushfire risk
Of Nowra Hill’s 496 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 95.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Nowra Hill’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Nowra Hill address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Nowra Hill
Flood and bushfire areas across Nowra Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Nowra Hill
Nowra Hill sits in the Shoalhaven council area, which recorded 8,139 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,139 total. Figures are for the whole Shoalhaven council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Nowra Hill
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Nowra Hill shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Nowra Hill
Nowra Hill is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Large Lot Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
School catchments in Nowra Hill
Nowra Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Nowra Hill
At the 2021 Census, 12.1% of Nowra Hill’s 2,141 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Nowra Hill
Shoalhaven council approved 869 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Shoalhaven council area (not just Nowra Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Shoalhaven
Compare Nowra Hill with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.