Nanson WA 6532
114 addresses · 18 streets
Durack Electorate › Chapman Valley LGA › Nanson · 392 km from Perth
Living Here
Nanson is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 84 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Northampton - Mullewa - Greenough statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Nanson itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Geraldton Airport, 27.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 2.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 2.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 14.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 47.3%
Population by age in Nanson
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 16 |
| 55-64 | 14 |
| 65-74 | 17 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Nanson
| House | 29 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Nanson
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Nanson
| English | 36 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 29 |
| Ancestry NS | 18 |
| Scottish | 7 |
| Sth African | 5 |
| Irish | 4 |
Housing tenure in Nanson
| Owned | 15 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Nanson
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Nanson
| Car | 25 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Nanson
| England | 10 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,010 bird observations recorded near Nanson — most often seen:
- Southern Willie Wagtail (61)
- Southern Magpie-lark (56)
- Western Australian Raven (52)
- Western White-plumed Honeyeater (48)
- Western Galah (45)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (44)
- White-faced Heron (44)
- Pacific Black Duck (41)
- Western Welcome Swallow (39)
- Nankeen Kestrel (38)
- Western Crested Pigeon (38)
- Australasian Grebe (36)
- Western Australian Reed-warbler (36)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Nanson
- South-western Grey Currawong (34)
- Western Silvereye (32)
- Southern White-browed Babbler (31)
- Red-capped Robin (29)
- Western Grey Shrike-thrush (28)
- Eurasian Coot (26)
- Port Lincoln Parrot (26)
- West Coast Spotted Scrubwren (25)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (24)
- Willie Wagtail (24)
- Australian Shelduck (23)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (23)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (22)
- South-western Australian Magpie (22)
- Black-shouldered Kite (21)
- Crested Pigeon (21)
- Mistletoebird (21)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Nanson:
- Nabawa (7 km)
- Narra Tarra (7.5 km)
- Yetna (8.6 km)
- Mount Erin (10.5 km)
- Howatharra (10.5 km)
- East Chapman (13 km)
- Dindiloa (14.1 km)
- Oakajee (14.3 km)
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Streets
- Baston Close (2)
- Burges Street (1)
- Chapman Valley Road (10)
- Crabbe Road (1)
- Durawah Road (2)
- East Terrace (32)
- Eastough Street (13)
- James Eastough Close (5)
- Lauder Street (18)
- Mccagh Road (3)
- Murphy Norris Road (3)
- Murphy Street (1)
- Murphy Yetna Road (6)
- Nabawa-yetna Road (3)
- Nanson-howatharra Road (6)
- Newmarracarra Road (1)
- Norris Road (3)
- Snell Road (4)
