South Nowra

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,019 people in South Nowra of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.9% of the population.

The median age of people in South Nowra was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.1% of the population.

Of people in South Nowra aged 15 years and over, 46.5% were married and 14.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Nowra was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In South Nowra, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Nowra was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In South Nowra 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Nowra were Australian 35.4%, English 32.8%, Irish 6.4%, Scottish 5.1% and German 3.6%.

In South Nowra, 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.6% and Cyprus 0.5%.

In South Nowra, 74.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Nowra were Anglican 31.6%, No Religion 20.9%, Catholic 20.8%, Christian, nfd 3.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%.

In South Nowra 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Turkish 0.6%, German 0.5%, Greek 0.5%, Spanish 0.4% and Italian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 451 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Nowra. Of these 53.0% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 9.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Nowra, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Nowra was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in South Nowra included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Professionals 14.1%, Sales Workers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Labourers 11.6%, Managers 9.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in South Nowra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 9.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.0%, School Education 4.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5% and Public Order and Safety Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Nowra was $458.

In South Nowra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.4%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Walked only 3.2%, Truck 3.0% and Bus 0.7%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Nowra, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in South Nowra, 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Nowra, 38.7% were couple families with children, 42.8% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

In South Nowra 15.9% of single parents were male and 84.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Nowra, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,729 and those without children was $1,818.

Employment status of couple families

In South Nowra, of couple families with children, 14.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 20.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Nowra, 92.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Nowra, 79.0% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats, units or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

In South Nowra, of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 16.1% had 2 bedrooms and 34.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Nowra, 28.8% were owned outright, 36.9% were owned with a mortgage and 31.9% were rented.

Household composition

In South Nowra, of all households, 69.8% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In South Nowra, 33.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In South Nowra, 41.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Nowra, there were 83 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 40 (or 48.2%) were male and 43 (or 51.8%) were female. The median age was 22 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In South Nowra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $675.

In South Nowra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $135 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.