Nhulunbuy is a smaller residential area in Northern Territory within the Unincorporated NT local government area (postcode 0880). It is home to about 3,350 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $144K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +2.0% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 4 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward mining and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median weekly rent is $120 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,741.
Nhulunbuy is served by 3 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 968, which is around the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.8% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.