Nulsen
WA 6450 · Esperance
1,083 (2021) → 1,094 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Nulsen is a moderate growth suburb in Esperance, WA 6450, about 600km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Nulsen are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 30/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Nulsen has an overall score of 36/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.59%), New Zealand (2.4%), Philippines (0.92%), Germany (0.37%), Chile (0.28%)
Top languages: Spanish (1.2%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.11%), Filipino (0.46%), Indonesian (0.46%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 934 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Nulsen Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 824
Nearby (within 10km)
- Esperance Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 902
- Esperance Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 943
- Esperance Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.6kmICSEA 845
- Esperance Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 1009
- Esperance Anglican Community SchoolSecondary · Independent · 2.6kmICSEA 994
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 999
- Castletown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 957
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
Nearby suburbs in Esperance
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Frequently asked questions about Nulsen
Is Nulsen safe?
Nulsen has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Nulsen from Perth CBD?
Nulsen is about 599.8 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Nulsen?
Nulsen has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 824 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Nulsen?
Nulsen has a transport score of 30/100 and 15 bus stops.