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WA · Victoria Plains Council

New Norcia, 6509

Current weather

14.5°CPartly cloudy

55% humidity · 11.6 km/h wind · 14.9° / 9.9° today · 1.1 mm rain

Updated

  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What New Norcia is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

New Norcia is a residential smaller community in Victoria Plains with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
57
Median age
57
Median household income / week
$1,125
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 21
Median monthly mortgage
$1,650
Employment rate
45.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

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.

Public transport

1 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Transwa Bay Transwa New Norcia

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

14 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bench (2)
  • Road Coach StopBus stop
  • Salvado Roadhouse CafeCafe
  • New Norcia RoadhousePetrol station
  • Picnic Table (4)
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • New Norcia LPOPost office
  • Public toilets
  • Shower
  • TelstraTelephone

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire 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)
1
Parks (OSM)
0

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

Recent changes

  • Transwa Bay Transwa New Norciatransport
  • Australia Postamenitiespost_box
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • New Norcia LPOamenitiespost_office
  • New Norcia Roadhouseamenitiesfuel
  • Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
  • Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
  • Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table
  • Picnic Tableamenitiespicnic_table

Data sources & freshness

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