Average rent in Cowra, NSW — 2026
Cowra is part of the Cowra council area and sits 237km out from the Sydney CBD, with around 9,273 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $230/week, which is below the New South Wales median of $424/week. About 30% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$230/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 9,273
- Median age
- 45
- Distance to Sydney
- 237 km
- Households renting
- 30%
- Separate houses
- 90%
- Flats / apartments
- 2%
- Born overseas
- 7%
- Top occupation
- Labourers
- LGA
- Cowra
ABS 2021
Renting in Cowra
Cowra sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $230/week — 46% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 66% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 30% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (90%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 9,273, the median age is 45, and the most common occupation is Labourers. 7% of residents were born overseas. Cowra is 237km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.
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