Ulladulla is a suburb in New South Wales, 226 km from Sydney CBD, around 3 hours 5 minutes by car. Population is 7,262; the median age is 51 and the median household income is $52,364 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 9.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,579. Ulladulla is characterised by high crime risk. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Ulladulla a good suburb?
Ulladulla scores a D (26/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on prices, safety, and community.
Mixed results
2 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 54/100 · 226.1 km · 186 min drive to Sydney
Above the state median
Median $890K
High crime risk
Fire 51/100 · Crime 73/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 51 · 7,262 residents
Liveability Rating
26 / 100 · Ranked #1360 in NSWEach bar is Ulladulla's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Ulladulla?
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Our score
26 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataUlladulla's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $890,000, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$890,000
24% below its 4 neighbours (median $1,175,000)
Based on 185 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 52 days — median across 105 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 15 sales $695K
- 3 bed 86 sales $840K
- 4 bed 60 sales $990K
- 5 bed 13 sales $1.15M
Land
$910,000
Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 136 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Ulladulla are currently listed at around $995,000 on average. Based on 98 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$995K
98 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$874K
4 units listed in the last 6 months.
102 of the suburb's 3,040 dwellings (3.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Ulladulla rent for around $630 a week on average, based on 36 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$630/wk
36 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$580/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
39 rentals advertised against an estimated 860 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $590/wk
- 49 bonds
- +32% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2539 (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 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2539.
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.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$630/week ($33,000 a year) on a $995,000 median
$580/week ($30,000 a year) on a $874,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Ulladulla safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Ulladulla sits in the high band, with 448 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 2% on the prior year.
448 offences
1.6% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20257 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb 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
Shoalhaven City Council has published 31 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Rate
- -0.23 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -11.1 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Two schools serve Ulladulla, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 1,848 students across 2 schools (avg 924)
- • ICSEA 978-993, median 986 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Ulladulla High School (1,159 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Ulladulla is somewhat walkable on foot — at 54/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 6 parks and 10 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Ulladulla.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 33.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 19.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 2.3 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 10.4 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Ulladulla.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 36%
- Premises covered
- 4,471
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
Shoalhaven: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 18 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Ulladulla is home to about 7,300 residents, with a median age of 51 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $52,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
7,262
Median Age
51
Median Household Income
$52,364/yr
Census Median Rent
$340/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,579/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$29,328/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
15.0%
Total Dwellings
3,040
Owner-Occupier Rate
71.7%
Houses
80.5%
Rental Stress
33.8%
Mortgage Stress
36.2%
Work From Home
10.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
84 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 123 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 838 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.8%
- Employment Rate
- 43.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
85 residents (1.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
9.5% of residents (656) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (493).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 6,924 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (17 of 2,658).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 3,623 people work here; 2,658 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.4 per resident). At least 24% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,501 a year through Shoalhaven based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 35%
- Environmental 23%
- Parks and recreation 14%
- Infrastructure and transport 12%
- Rural and farming 6%
- Industrial 6%
- Commercial 1%
- Not zoned 3%
Planning zones cover 97% of the suburb's area. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Shoalhaven
In the year to August 2026, 854 new dwellings were approved across Shoalhaven. That mix is 513 houses and 341 units. Approvals are down 9.5% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Ulladulla 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 Ulladulla AWS, 2.1 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 63 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.3 km
- 1.3 km to a named beach
- Near high-voltage lines
- 4.7% of addresses
- 264 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 1,302 mm
- 100 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 23.9°C
- 2 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 9.6°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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
1 facility within 5 km- 1.4 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Total Phosphorus · Ammonia (total)
EV adoption
In postcode 2539, 127 of 17,647 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.8% (499 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2539, 5,284 rooftop-solar systems totalling 33.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 12,020 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 298 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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
5 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 9 across postcode 2539.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $890,000 this is $290,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Fiona Phillips Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Fiona Phillips | 55.1% | 44.9% | +5.0 |
| 2022 | Fiona Phillips | 50.2% | 49.8% | +2.4 |
| 2019 | Fiona Phillips | 52.6% | 47.4% | -3.3 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Liza Butler Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Liza Butler ALP | 53.8% |
| 2019 | Shelley Hancock LP | 60.5% |
| 2015 | Shelley Hancock LP | 59.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb'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 Ulladulla
Is Ulladulla a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Ulladulla is high (73/100, 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 Ulladulla?
Ulladulla has a moderate recorded bushfire history (51/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Ulladulla a good place to live?
Ulladulla has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (26/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Ulladulla?
Ulladulla, NSW had a population of 7,262 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Ulladulla, NSW?
The postcode for Ulladulla, NSW is 2539.
How far is Ulladulla from Sydney?
Ulladulla is 226 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 186 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Ulladulla?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Ulladulla was $52,364 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 Ulladulla?
The median advertised rent in Ulladulla is $630 a week for houses (36 listings) and $580 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Ulladulla?
The median age of residents in Ulladulla was 51 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Ulladulla at risk of bushfire?
Ulladulla has a moderate recorded bushfire history (51/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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.
How are the schools in Ulladulla?
There are 2 schools inside the Ulladulla boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Ulladulla walkable?
Ulladulla scores 54/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Ulladulla?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Ulladulla, Ulladulla AWS (2.1 km away), summer days average 23.9°C, winter nights 9.6°C, 1,302 mm of rain a year over 100 rainy days, and 2 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Ulladulla?
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 Ulladulla belong to?
Ulladulla sits within the Shoalhaven local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Ulladulla?
The average residential rates bill through Shoalhaven is $1,501 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Ulladulla?
Across Shoalhaven, 854 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 9.5% 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 Ulladulla in?
Ulladulla sits within the federal Division of Gilmore, currently held by Fiona Phillips (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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