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Housing
nhulunbuy
Northern Territory · Census 2021
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Nhulunbuy is a leafy residential suburb of East Arnhem.
Median house price
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People
Population
3,350
Median age
33 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,465
Household income / wk
$2,777
Housing
Median rent / wk
$120
Mortgage / month
$1,741
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 40%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 2%
- No religion
- 40%
- Born overseas
- 19%
- English only at home
- 84%
Local amenities
Amenity score
39/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
4
Parks
2
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
2.7 km
Nearest train
548.7 km
Nearest hospital
1.8 km
Distance to coast
2.9 km
NBN
Satellite
Grocery mix: 1 Woolworths. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
2
Catholic
0
Independent
2
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Nearest secondary
2.2 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- East Arnhem
- Council population
- 12,040
- Council area
- 33,310 km²
- Density
- 0/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.66M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $387/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Lingiari
- Federal MP
- Marion Scrymgour (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 58% 2PP
- State electorate
- Mulka
- State MP
- Yingiya Mark Guyula (IND)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.