Nulkaba, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

69/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Nulkaba is more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1021, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Nulkaba at a glance

Population (2021): 715
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $2,217
SEIFA score: 1021
Coordinates: -32.8018, 151.3636

Nulkaba demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Nulkaba using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 12% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	133	19%
Youth (15–24)	88	12%
Young adults (25–44)	151	21%
Mid-life (45–64)	231	33%
Seniors (65+)	103	15%

Share of the 706 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	89	38%
Owned with a mortgage	113	48%
Rented	28	12%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	227	96%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 236 occupied private dwellings in Nulkaba.

Median weekly rent: $350
Median monthly mortgage: $1,975
Average household size: 3 people
Median weekly family income: $2,333
Median weekly personal income: $847

Community and culture

Born overseas: 48 (7%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 13 (2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 63 (9%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 237 (43%)
Labour-force participation: 68.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Employed full-time: 230
Employed part-time: 113

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Nulkaba

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Nulkaba is January (average daytime high around 30.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.7°C). The area receives roughly 722 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	30.2°C	18.6°C	77 mm
Feb	28.6°C	18.1°C	75 mm
Mar	26.5°C	16.8°C	117 mm
Apr	23.1°C	13.2°C	54 mm
May	19.7°C	9.5°C	25 mm
Jun	16.7°C	7.4°C	39 mm
Jul	16.7°C	6.4°C	41 mm
Aug	18.1°C	6.8°C	40 mm
Sep	21.5°C	9.4°C	42 mm
Oct	24.7°C	12.4°C	68 mm
Nov	26.7°C	14.5°C	65 mm
Dec	28.9°C	16.9°C	79 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Nulkaba

Where is Nulkaba?

Nulkaba is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Nulkaba?

At the 2021 Census, Nulkaba had a population of about 715.

Is Nulkaba an advantaged area?

Nulkaba has an ABS SEIFA score of 1021, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 69 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 69% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Nulkaba?

Nulkaba has average daytime highs of about 23.4°C and overnight lows of about 12.5°C, with roughly 722 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).