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Nulkaba bushfire risk

Of Nulkaba’s 495 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 38.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Nulkaba’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
38.2%
In a bushfire area
495
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Nulkaba

Flood and bushfire areas across Nulkaba. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Nulkaba

Nulkaba sits in the Cessnock council area, which recorded 6,409 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,409 total. Figures are for the whole Cessnock council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Nulkaba

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$745,000+12.54%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Nulkaba shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Nulkaba

Nulkaba is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other62% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Rural residential21.6% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Large Lot Residential

Rural14.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

School catchments in Nulkaba

Nulkaba can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Nulkaba

At the 2021 Census, 7% of Nulkaba’s 715 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.3%
English40.1%
Scottish11.7%
Irish8.5%
Australian Aboriginal8.1%
German3.5%

Top countries of birth

England2%
New Zealand1.4%
South Africa0.7%
Philippines0.6%
China0.4%
India0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Nulkaba

Cessnock council approved 793 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

793
Dwellings/yr
594
Houses
199
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cessnock council area (not just Nulkaba). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Nulkaba address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.