Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Located SSW and approximately by road south of the state capital of Sydney, it has a population together with its twin-town of Bomaderry of 27,478. 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 naval air station HMAS Albatross is located about south-west of Nowra.

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