Ulan NSW 2850

Ulan sits 318 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 4 hours 20 minutes by car. Census data records 81 residents with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $84,448 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality grew 39.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $370 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,334. Ulan is characterised by high crime risk. Walkability is low.

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Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$600/wk
84 bonds
+29% since 2021
2-bed units
$450/wk
11 bonds
+26% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2850 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

94 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2850.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Is Ulan safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Ulan sits in the high band, with 6 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 50% on the prior year.

6 offences

50.0% since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 2 (33.3%)
Assault 1 (16.7%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (16.7%)
Sexual Offences 1 (16.7%)
Theft 1 (16.7%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Mid-Western Regional Council has published 3 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Ulan is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 12% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Ulan.

22
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
21
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 52%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 48%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
40 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Mid-Western: council population

The whole council area, not just Ulan · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
26,472
+0.7% in a year
Change
+171
people since 2024
Density
3.0
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+84
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+15
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+72
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
3/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
2/10
2/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Ulan is home to 81 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

81

39.7% since 2016

Median Age

38

19.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$84,448/yr

18.1% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$370/wk

76.2% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,334/mo

Avg Household Size

2.7

28.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$29,900/yr

24.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

23.5%

67.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

17

21.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

44.4%

122.0% since 2016

Houses

88.2%

2.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

22.8%

49.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

19.0%

Work From Home

14.3%

32.2% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 15 (88.2%)
Flats / Apartments 2 (11.8%)

Property Ownership

Renting 10 (55.6%)
Owned Outright 5 (27.8%)
Mortgage 3 (16.7%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
55.6%
English Spoken at Home
56.8%
Employment Rate
33.8%
16.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
18.5%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 9 (40.9%)
Managers 7 (31.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 6 (27.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 4 (18.2%)
Labourers 3 (13.6%)

Religion

Christianity 33 (40.7%)
No Religion 14 (17.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 9 (11.1%)
5-14 8 (9.9%)
15-19 10 (12.3%)
20-24 5 (6.2%)
25-34 12 (14.8%)
35-44 12 (14.8%)
45-54 15 (18.5%)
55-64 3 (3.7%)
65-74 7 (8.6%)
85+ 4 (4.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 8 (57.1%)
Couple Families 3 (21.4%)
One Parent Families 3 (21.4%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 18 (85.7%)
Worked from Home 3 (14.3%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 10 (12.3%)
Bachelor Degree 4 (4.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 3 (20.0%)
2 cars 10 (66.7%)

Council Rates

Mid-Western
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,083 a year through Mid-Western based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,083/yr
12% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Ulan's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 53%
  • Environmental 47%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Mid-Western

The whole council area, not just Ulan · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 131 new dwellings were approved across Mid-Western. That mix is 111 houses and 20 units. Approvals are down 3.8% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
131dwellings
-3.8% YoY
Houses
111
detached dwellings
Units
20
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Mudgee Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Gulgong Post Office, 28.2 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
466 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Near high-voltage lines
5.5% of addresses
8 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall
669 mm
64 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
31.0°C
24 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
3.4°C
19 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.02% in 2021
+0.1 points this year
Bottom 23% in NSW

In postcode 2850, 43 of 17,966 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (426 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.02%
2022
0.04%
2023
0.07%
2024
0.16%
2025
0.24%

Rooftop solar

50
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.6 kW each

In postcode 2850, 4,223 rooftop-solar systems totalling 32.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,411 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 284 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
369
2020
374
2021
425
2022
312
2023
316
2024
300
2025
259
2026
168

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Federal Electorate

Division of Calare

Currently held by Andrew Gee Independent

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Andrew Gee 37.7% 62.3% +3.2
2022 Andrew Gee 34.5% 65.5% +2.2
2019 Andrew Gee 36.7% 63.3% +1.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Dubbo District

Currently held by Dugald Saunders The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Dugald Saunders NP 68.6%
2019 Dugald Saunders NP 52.0%
2015 Troy Grant NP 70.4%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Ulan

Is Ulan a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Ulan is high (77/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Ulan?

Ulan has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Ulan?

Ulan, NSW had a population of 81 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Ulan, NSW?

The postcode for Ulan, NSW is 2850.

How far is Ulan from Sydney?

Ulan is 318 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 258 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Ulan?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Ulan was $84,448 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Ulan?

There are too few current rental listings in Ulan for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $370, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Ulan?

The median age of residents in Ulan was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Ulan at risk of bushfire?

Ulan has a moderate recorded bushfire history (45/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Ulan?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Ulan, Gulgong Post Office (28.2 km away), summer days average 31°C, winter nights 3.4°C, 669 mm of rain a year over 64 rainy days, and 24 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Ulan?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Ulan belong to?

Ulan sits within the Mid-Western local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Ulan?

The average residential rates bill through Mid-Western is $1,083 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Ulan?

Across Mid-Western, 131 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 3.8% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Ulan in?

Ulan sits within the federal Division of Calare, currently held by Andrew Gee (Independent).

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