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Nulsen, WA

Nulsen had a population of 1,083 at the 2021 Census (−7.8% since 2016). Median age 36.4. Median weekly household income $982. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Nulsen at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Western Australia - Outback (South)

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Nulsen's population shrank by 7.8% to 1,083, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 36.4, it is younger than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 14.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.2%.

38.2% of households rent, a larger share than the WA average of 27.7%. 28.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 400 households.

The median household earns $982 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $217 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $961 a month.

11.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 5.1% use a language other than English at home. 60.9% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Nulsen beside WA and Australia.

MeasureNulsenWAAustralia
Population1,0832,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016−7.8%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age36.438.038.2
Households400965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.5%14.3%
Renting38.2%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright28.8%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$982$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$217$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$961$1,841$1,866
Born overseas11.7%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.1%19.7%23.6%
No religion60.9%46.6%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−7.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,2602011
  2. 1,1752016
  3. 1,0832021

Age

Median age 36.4, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Nulsen Western Australia
Share of people by age, Nulsen and Western Australia
0–914.9%
10–1916.6%
20–2910.8%
30–3912.8%
40–4912.8%
50–5913.3%
60–698.6%
70–797.8%
80+3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Nulsen at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.4%
  2. English42.6%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.8%
  4. Scottish9.2%
  5. Irish8.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish1.4%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages1.3%
  3. Filipino0.5%
  4. Indonesian0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.1%
  2. New Zealand2.9%
  3. the Philippines1.1%
  4. Germany0.4%
  5. Chile0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Nulsen

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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