Nhulunbuy, NT
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Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Nhulunbuy is more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1042, 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.
Is Nhulunbuy a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Very strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Nhulunbuy from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
80/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (80/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
92/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $120 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 92% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Nhulunbuy at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,350
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $2,777
- SEIFA score
- 1042
- Local government area
- East Arnhem
- Coordinates
- -12.2039, 136.7633
Map of Nhulunbuy
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Housing & property in Nhulunbuy
What it costs to live in Nhulunbuy and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $120
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,741
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 7%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 61%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Nhulunbuy demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Nhulunbuy demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Nhulunbuy 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 young adults (25–44) at 36% and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 890 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 334 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,213 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 781 | 23% |
| Seniors (65+) | 135 | 4% |
Share of the 3,353 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 32 | 4% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 22 | 3% |
| Rented | 516 | 61% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 722 | 85% |
| Townhouses & semis | 64 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 45 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 851 occupied private dwellings in Nhulunbuy.
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,150
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,465
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 496 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 411 (16%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 363 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,134 (48%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Employed full-time
- 1,144
- Employed part-time
- 291
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.
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Common questions about Nhulunbuy
Is Nhulunbuy a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Nhulunbuy rates 84/100 overall (Very strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Nhulunbuy?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Nhulunbuy was $120, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,741. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Nhulunbuy?
Nhulunbuy is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia, in the East Arnhem local government area.
What is the population of Nhulunbuy?
At the 2021 Census, Nhulunbuy had a population of about 3,350.
Is Nhulunbuy an advantaged area?
Nhulunbuy has an ABS SEIFA score of 1042, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 80 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 80% of Australian suburbs.
How big is Nhulunbuy?
Nhulunbuy is one of the most populous suburbs in Northern Territory — the 13th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 3,350 usual residents).
Does Nhulunbuy have high household incomes?
Nhulunbuy has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Northern Territory — the 3rd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,777 per week).
Where Nhulunbuy ranks
Nhulunbuy appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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