pˈʌlbə ˈaɪlənd ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ sˈeɪkɹɪd sˈaɪt ɪn ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˈʌltʃɚ fɚðɪ ɐwˈɑːbækəl pˈiːpəl ænd wʌz dᵻklˈɛɹd ɐn ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl plˈeɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
Pulbah Island is also a sacred site in Aboriginal culture for the Awabakal people and was declared an Aboriginal place in 1982.