Nowra East NSW Property Investment

Shoalhaven · 2541

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Median House Price

$715K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

4.1%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$560/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$430K

As of 7 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

N/A

Nowra East Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

Past price growth

Median house sale price growth, postcode 2541 (all suburbs in it): 6.0% a year, Mar qtr 2021 to Mar qtr 2026. Source: NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report – Sales tables, March quarter 2021 and March quarter 2026 (accessed 24 Oct 2026). © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), CC BY 4.0, dcj.nsw.gov.au/statements/copyright-and-disclaimer.html. Postcode figures mapped to suburb and growth calculated by Estait. Past growth doesn't predict future prices.

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Shoalhaven council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 855. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Nowra East.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

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Weekly Rent (house)

560 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2541 (ABS Census)

1.8 high impact

Median Household Income

1235 medium impact

Public Transport Score

5 medium impact

School Zone Quality

1.9 medium impact

Distance to CBD

125.59 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

2 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

60.4 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

4.07 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

2.68 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2541

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 2 of 10 — High disadvantage

Population (suburb)

N/A

Education (IEO)

2/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

2/10

Crime & Safety

No official crime data for this area

Schools

In your catchment

Nowra EPS

PrimaryGovernment

3/10

Shoalhaven HS

SecondaryGovernment

3.3/10

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.