Bulli NSW 2516
3,090 addresses · 83 streets
Cunningham Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Bulli · 58 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Bulli is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,798 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,331 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bulli itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 supermarkets
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
3 physiotherapists
1 childcare centre
3 libraries
3 service stations
1 gym
1 butcher
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
1 beauty salon
1 mechanic
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Bulli, 200 m south · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 27.7 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 57.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 57.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 74.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 64.7%
Population by age in Bulli
| 0-4 | 433 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 1,060 |
| 15-19 | 463 |
| 20-24 | 350 |
| 25-34 | 601 |
| 35-44 | 998 |
| 45-54 | 1,017 |
| 55-64 | 868 |
| 65-74 | 621 |
| 75-84 | 281 |
| 85+ | 107 |
Dwelling types in Bulli
| House | 1,892 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 216 |
| Apartment | 231 |
| Other | 12 |
Households by weekly income in Bulli
| <$650 | 299 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 469 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 593 |
| $3,000+ | 851 |
Top ancestries in Bulli
| English | 2,790 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,769 |
| Irish | 928 |
| Scottish | 882 |
| Other | 594 |
| Italian | 292 |
Housing tenure in Bulli
| Owned | 823 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 1,001 |
| Rented | 498 |
| Other | 23 |
Cars per household in Bulli
| 0 | 132 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 696 |
| 2 | 1,007 |
| 3 | 328 |
| 4+ | 186 |
Commute to work in Bulli
| Car | 1,426 |
|---|---|
| Train | 29 |
| Bus | 9 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 41 |
| Bicycle | 22 |
| Home | 1,165 |
Top countries of birth in Bulli
| England | 276 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 77 |
| South Africa | 50 |
| Scotland | 44 |
| United States | 32 |
| Ireland | 30 |
Languages used at home in Bulli
| Spanish | 49 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 39 |
| German | 28 |
| Afrikaans | 24 |
| French | 24 |
| Arabic | 23 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
74,801 bird observations recorded near Bulli — most often seen:
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5,224)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,206)
- Australian Magpie (3,657)
- Little Wattlebird (3,514)
- Common Myna (3,218)
- Silver Gull (3,197)
- Magpie-lark (3,131)
- Eastern Spinebill (2,886)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (2,838)
- Pied Currawong (2,607)
- Masked Lapwing (2,577)
- Australian Raven (2,511)
- Eastern Whipbird (2,404)
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- Willie Wagtail (2,345)
- Crimson Rosella (2,333)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,273)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,138)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,085)
- Grey Butcherbird (2,042)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,967)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (1,952)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (1,848)
- Grey Fantail (1,773)
- White-browed Scrubwren (1,697)
- Brown Thornbill (1,671)
- Satin Bowerbird (1,631)
- Great Cormorant (1,630)
- Galah (1,518)
- Welcome Swallow (1,486)
- Red Wattlebird (1,442)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bulli:
- Woonona (1.7 km)
- Thirroul (1.8 km)
- Russell Vale (3.1 km)
- Austinmer (3.3 km)
- Bellambi (3.9 km)
- Corrimal (4.5 km)
- East Corrimal (4.9 km)
- Coledale (5.4 km)
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Streets
- Air Avenue (17)
- Alanson Avenue (48)
- Allenby Parade (32)
- Alroy Street (26)
- Aragan Circuit (46)
- Artis Street (1)
- Bank Street (4)
- Beach Street (17)
- Beacon Avenue (58)
- Beattie Avenue (30)
- Benelong Street (36)
- Black Diamond Place (15)
- Blackall Street (21)
- Blackbutt Place (20)
- Bowman Close (5)
- Burner Parade (1)
- Callows Road (75)
- Carrington Street (13)
- Chilby Lane (1)
- Colemans Lane (34)
- Cope Place (23)
- Craven Street (14)
- Dumbrell Road (19)
- Edmondson Street (3)
- Farrell Road (198)
- Fowler Street (12)
- Francis Street (2)
- Franklin Avenue (36)
- Garaban Court (11)
- George Avenue (95)
- Geraghty Street (14)
- Godolphin Street (26)
- Grevillea Park Road (3)
- Gwyther Avenue (64)
- Haig Road (12)
- Hamilton Road (1)
- Highlands Parade (58)
- Hill Street (40)
- Hobart Street (47)
- Hospital Road (112)
- Hutton Avenue (141)
- Jardine Street (27)
- Knight Place (9)
- Molloy Street (7)
- Mundaban Close (11)
- National Avenue (30)
- O'brien Street (41)
- Organs Road (112)
- Owen Street (71)
- Panmills Drive (34)
- Park Road (94)
- Point Street (217)
- Princes Highway (253)
- Quilkey Place (10)
- Railway Street (7)
- Range Place (12)
- Rixon Avenue (9)
- Rowan Street (3)
- Sandhurst Street (29)
- Sandon Drive (35)
- Somerville Street (45)
- Southview Street (29)
- Spinners Way (11)
- Station Street (4)
- Stokes Lane (1)
- Sturdee Avenue (13)
- Sturt Place (14)
- Thorn Parade (21)
- Tramway Court (10)
- Trinity Row (34)
- Turnbull Lane (2)
- Tyrwhitt Avenue (16)
- Ursula Road (49)
- Veigals Lane (4)
- Wakefield Street (9)
- Wallbank Way (95)
- Waterloo Street (42)
- Weaver Terrace (15)
- Westmacott Parade (72)
- Wilkies Street (16)
- Willcath Street (90)
- William Street (52)
- Yenda Avenue (4)
