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New Norfolk TAS 7140

3,772 addresses · 135 streets

Lyons Electorate › Derwent Valley LGA › New Norfolk · 25 km from Hobart

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Living Here

New Norfolk is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 6,037 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,112 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,037Population
40Median age
$1,112Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the New Norfolk statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: New Norfolk itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hobart Airport, 36.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
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: 29.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in New Norfolk

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

Tree cover measures, New Norfolk TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202029.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202150.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.4% · Labour-force participation 51.8%

Population by age in New Norfolk
Population by age, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4342
5-14779
15-19333
20-24360
25-34800
35-44705
45-54706
55-64791
65-74683
75-84396
85+143
Dwelling types in New Norfolk
Dwelling types, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House2,148
Townhouse113
Apartment67
Other27
Households by weekly income in New Norfolk
Households by weekly income, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650567
$650-1,499824
$1,500-2,999609
$3,000+150
Top ancestries in New Norfolk
Top ancestries, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
English2,860
Australian2,721
Irish534
Scottish445
Ancestry NS400
Aboriginal368
Housing tenure in New Norfolk
Housing tenure, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned728
Mortgage834
Rented732
Other29
Cars per household in New Norfolk
Cars per household, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0203
1858
2774
3301
4+185
Commute to work in New Norfolk
Commute to work, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,770
Train0
Bus51
Tram/ferry0
Walked61
Bicycle0
Home106
Top countries of birth in New Norfolk
Top countries of birth, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England149
New Zealand58
Scotland19
Germany16
Netherlands16
Philippines16
Languages used at home in New Norfolk
Languages used at home, New Norfolk TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin20
Sinhalese19
Spanish12
German9
Polish9
Punjabi8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,879 bird observations recorded near New Norfolk — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near New Norfolk

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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