Suburb profile
Nhulunbuy NT 0880
Nhulunbuy is located in the Outback Northern Territory region of the Northern Territory, postcode 0880. It has 1,973 properties across 83 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Nhulunbuy, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Nhulunbuy
Nhulunbuy, NT 0880, sits in Outback Northern Territory and neighbours East Arnhem and Gunyangara. Its 83 streets hold 1,973 properties, 1,533 of them houses and 440 units.
At the 2021 Census Nhulunbuy had 3,267 residents, a median age of 33 and an average household of 2.8 people. Median household income was $2,799 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,741 a month and the median rent $110 a week. Of 840 dwellings, 716 were separate houses, 64 semi-detached, 45 flats and 5 other; 31 were owned outright, 22 owned with a mortgage and 511 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Nhulunbuy
- 3,267Peoplelive in the area
- 33Median ageyears
- $2,799Median household incomea week
- $110Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses716
- Townhouses and semis64
- Flats and apartments45
- Other5
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,741a month
- Household size2.8people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Nhulunbuy
Nhulunbuy Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
Nhulunbuy High School
GovernmentSecondary
Streets in Nhulunbuy
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.