Nulsen, Western Australia

Nulsen Esperance, Western Australia
Population	1,536 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	6450
Location	2 km (1 mi) NW of Esperance
LGA(s)	Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)	Eyre
Federal Division(s)	O'Connor
Suburbs around Nulsen: Chadwick Chadwick Chadwick Pink Lake Nulsen Esperance Pink Lake Sinclair Esperance

Coordinates: 33°51′50″S 121°52′34″E / 33.864°S 121.876°E

Nulsen is a western suburb of Esperance, a town in south-eastern Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Esperance.

The suburb was gazetted in 1971, initially including the entire neighbouring suburb of Sinclair, which was separated in 1985.^[2][3] Originally designed as a State Housing Commission (now Homeswest) project, Nulsen was named for state Labor MP Emil Nulsen, who sat in the Legislative Assembly from 1932 until 1962, and represented the Esperance area from 1950 onwards.

Geography

Nulsen is located 2 kilometres (1 mi) northwest of Esperance's central business district. It is bounded on the north by the railway line, on the east by Harbour Road and on the south by Pink Lake Road.^[4]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Nulsen had a population of 1,536. Nulsen residents had a median age of 29, which was well below the regional average, and the median individual income was $328 per week compared with $454 per week in the Esperance region. 11.7% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians.^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series : Nulsen (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
2. "Land Act 1933-1969 – Naming of Localities (per 2118/47 V4)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 8 April 1971. p. 1971:1127.
3. "Amendment of Boundaries and Creation of Locality – Shire of Esperance (per 1990/984)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 1 November 1985. p. 1985:4206.
4. UBD (2005). Western Australia Country Road Atlas (11 ed.). Universal Press. p. 202,204. ISBN 0-7319-1587-9.