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Nowra, New South Wales
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| Nowra New South Wales |
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 Location of Nowra in New South Wales |
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| Population: | 24,700[1] (48) |
| Established: | 1852 |
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| Location: | 170 km (106 mi) from Sydney |
| LGA: | City of Shoalhaven |
| State District: | South Coast |
| Federal Division: | Gilmore |
Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales. Located approximately 170 km south of the state capital of Sydney, it has a population together with its twin-town of Bomaderry of 24,700.[1] It is also the seat and commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven.
The region around Nowra is a farming community, sustaining a thriving dairy industry and a number of State forests, but is also increasingly a retirement and leisure area for Canberra and Sydney. The HMAS Albatross air station of the Royal Australian Navy about 10 km south-west of Nowra.
The name Nowra, originally written 'nou-woo-ro', is thought to be the Aboriginal word for black cockatoo or camping place.[2]
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Nowra boasts the pristine Shoalhaven River, which hosts wakeboarding championships and is a haven for fishermen and watersports people alike. The river divides Nowra from Bomaderry and North Nowra, and is bridged by the historic Nowra Bridge. The Shoalhaven river is a salt water river, although it itself does not flow into the sea. The Shoalhaven River meets the sea through the canal that joins the Shoalhaven and Crookhaven Rivers, which was dug by convicts.
It is also located nearby Berry, Jervis Bay, Kangaroo Valley, Culburra Beach, Greenwell Point, Huskisson and Shoalhaven Heads.
Nowra's mean minimum annual temperature is 8.5°C; its mean maximum annual temperature 25.2°C.[3] It records a mean annual rainfall of 1256.3mm.[3]
Due to risk factors such as socio-economic disadvantage, unemployment and substance abuse, Nowra has above average instances of assault, domestic violence and property theft. The unemployment rate in the Shoalhaven is 12.5% which is the highest in Australia; the rate is about double the state average and almost three-times the national average of 4.5%.[4] A breakdown of crime statistics for the area is produced by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research.
Nowra has three public high schools, Nowra High School, Shoalhaven High School and Bomaderry High School. There are also several non-government schools, which are a popular choice for parents in the Nowra area; these non-government schools are all denominational - with an Anglican college in Bomaderry, Nowra Anglican College; a Catholic systemic high school, St John the Evangelist Catholic High School; and a Baptist college on the southern outskirts of Nowra, Nowra Christian School. Whilst the Anglican and Baptist colleges provide primary and secondary education, the Catholic high school is linked to the local Catholic primary school, St Michael's Catholic Primary School. There are five public primary schools in the Nowra area as well: East Nowra Public School, Nowra Public School, Illaroo Road Public School, North Nowra Public School and Nowra Hill Public School. The University of Wollongong also has a campus in Nowra, and there is a TAFE College in Bomaderry.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Nowra-Bomaderry (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ "Travel: Nowra", Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 2004. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ a b Climate statistics for Australian locations: Kiama, Bureau of Meteorology, 13 June 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
- ^ Living Futures Shoalhaven City Community Safety Plan 2003-2006. Shoalhaven City Council. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.
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