QLD · Carpentaria Council
Normanton, 4890
Current weather
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Updated
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Normanton offers a slower smaller community life in Carpentaria, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Open skies and rolling countryside set a calm backdrop to everyday routines.
A younger crowd gives the area energy, with plenty of young families in the mix. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability against similar regional towns, even with transport and access holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,391
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income / week
- $1,691
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 96 of 488
- Median monthly mortgage
- $992
- Employment rate
- 50.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 27 / 7 / 34
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 355
- Against the person
- 193
- Against property
- 71
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 255.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 7 residents
- State safety percentile
- 98.9th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +11.2%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault140
- Drug Offences45
- Good Order Offences40
- Traffic And Related Offences28
- Unlawful Entry28
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 704.5
- Gulf Christian CollegeCombined
- Normanton State SchoolCombined
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- John Henry Memorial ParkPark
- Joyce Travers QCWA ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- On site
- Normanton Community Health Centreclinic
- Normanton Hospitalhospital
- Normanton Pharmacypharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
6 state heritage places
- Burke and Wills' Camp B/CXIX and Walker's Camp, Little Bynoe RiverState heritage place
- Burns Philp Building (former)State heritage place
- Normanton CemeteryState heritage place
- Normanton GaolState heritage place
- Normanton Railway TerminusState heritage place
- Westpac Bank, NormantonState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 25.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6013th in Australia
- State rank
- 1395th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #482 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #881 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assaultcrime140
- Drug Offencescrime45
- Good Order Offencescrime40
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime28
- Unlawful Entrycrime28
- Burke and Wills' Camp B/CXIX and Walker's Camp, Little Bynoe RiverheritageState heritage place
- Burns Philp Building (former)heritageState heritage place
- Normanton CemeteryheritageState heritage place
- Normanton GaolheritageState heritage place
- Normanton Railway TerminusheritageState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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Comparable suburbs
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