Norseman WA 6443

Living Here

Norseman is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 562 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $771 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Norseman itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Norseman District High School
• 3 cafés & restaurants

  • Diggers
  • Full Moon Cafe
  • Sinclairs Restaurant
• 1 supermarket

  • Norseman IGA
• 1 park

  • Pheonix Park
• 1 pharmacy

  • Norseman Gold Pharmacy
• 1 hospital

  • Norseman Hospital
• 1 post office

  • Norseman LPO
• 2 service stations

  • Ampol Norseman
  • BP Norseman
• 1 golf club

  • Norseman Golf Club

Getting around. Airport: Norseman Airport, 1.3 km south-west.

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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: 10.6% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 8.2% · Labour-force participation 44%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,328 bird observations recorded near Norseman — most often seen:

• Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (114)
• Red Wattlebird (88)
• Western Red Wattlebird (85)
• Australian Raven (78)
• Port Lincoln Parrot (76)
• Western Australian Raven (75)
• Galah (56)
• Grey Currawong (55)
• Weebill (49)
• Western Galah (45)
• South-western Grey Currawong (41)
• Australian Ringneck (40)
• Western Striated Pardalote (39)

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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