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Norwell QLD 4208

136 addresses · 13 streets

Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Norwell · 44 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Norwell is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 189 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

189Population
43Median age
$1,562Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Jacobs Well - Alberton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Norwell itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ormeau, 4 km south-west · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 17.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Norwell

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Norwell QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 65.4%

Population by age in Norwell
Population by age, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1424
15-1917
20-246
25-3423
35-4425
45-5432
55-6425
65-7422
75-847
85+4
Dwelling types in Norwell
Dwelling types, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House62
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Norwell
Households by weekly income, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49923
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+15
Top ancestries in Norwell
Top ancestries, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian83
English78
German48
Irish16
Ancestry NS9
Maltese7
Housing tenure in Norwell
Housing tenure, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned21
Mortgage13
Rented17
Other8
Cars per household in Norwell
Cars per household, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
211
39
4+15
Commute to work in Norwell
Commute to work, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car59
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Norwell
Top countries of birth, Norwell QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand6
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,045 bird observations recorded near Norwell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Norwell

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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