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Nowra is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Nowra is located 125 kilometres (78 mi) south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about 160 kilometres (99 mi) by road). With its twin-town of Bomaderry, Nowra had an estimated population of 35,383 as at June 2014. Nowra is also the seat and commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven. Geologically, the city is situated in the southern reaches of the Sydney basin. 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 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-west of Nowra.