Is Nowra safe? Australia travel risk
Is Nowra safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nowra scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Nowra scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Nowra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (41/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Nowra belongs to New South Wales (Australia), centered at coordinates 34.8808° S, 150.6075° E (30 m above sea level). Distance to Canberra is 142.3 km towards the WSW.
New South Wales
34.8808° S, 150.6075° E
30 m
Australia/Sydney
9,193
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Australia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nowra happened in July (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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