111,404
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Shoalhaven · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Shoalhaven
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A slow growth rate of 2.8% since 2021 marks the recent trend for Shoalhaven. While the population has reached 111,404 people, it is expanding much more slowly than most other similar areas.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 2.8% since 2021, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1% and much lower than most areas.
2.8%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11401/shoalhaven/topic/economy-advantage