Nulkaba, New South Wales

Nulkaba is a locality in the city of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[2][3][7]

Nulkaba City of Cessnock, New South Wales
Nulkaba
Coordinates	32°48′6″S 151°21′49″E
Population	1,208 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2325
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	161 km (100 mi) N of Sydney 50 km (31 mi) W of Newcastle 3 km (2 mi) N of Cessnock
LGA(s)	City of Cessnock[2]
Region	Hunter[2]
County	Northumberland[3]
Parish	Pokolbin[3]
State electorate(s)	Cessnock[4]
Federal division(s)	Hunter[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6] 24.5 °C 76 °F 11.3 °C 52 °F 759.2 mm 29.9 in
Suburbs around Nulkaba: Pokolbin Lovedale Lovedale Pokolbin Nulkaba Lovedale Pokolbin Cessnock Lovedale

History

As early as 1829, land was set aside to build a church and school in the area now known as Nulkaba. St. Luke's Anglican Church was built in 1872, and the first school in 1877. "The Village of Pokolbin" was laid out in 1884–85, but was referred to as Cessnock, until that name came to be applied to what is now considered Cessnock, south of the village, and Nulkaba was used instead. The name of Nulkaba was officially adopted in 1927.^[8]

Education

Nulkaba Public School is located in Nulkaba at 5 O'Connors Road, and was opened in 1926.^[9] The school has just over 400 students, with exceptional academic and sporting results from the many children.^[10]