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TAS · Derwent Valley Council
New Norfolk, 7140
Est. population · Jun 2025
6,540
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.2%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,112/wk
Employment rate
47.4%
Languages at home
2.7%non-English
Most common: Sinhalese, Punjabi, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- High desirability
- National parks
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
New Norfolk sits up in the Derwent Valley Council hills, a mid-sized suburb where elevation and tree cover define the mood. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street.
Fitness and outdoor sport options are a real part of local life, not just a distant club trip away. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Everyday errands are walkable, and buses and trains keep the wider city within easy reach.
Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. Period homes and heritage streetscapes give the area a character that newer suburbs rarely match.
Safety, plus schools and education push the suburb to a good desirability read, even as community and employment look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
New Norfolk snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$420/wk
Population (ERP)
6,540
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#8
among Metro Hobart · Established
Safety
5th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
76th
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
10th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 64.0/100 — Good
- State standing
- Top 4% of Tasmania's suburbs
- National rank
- 640th in Australia
- State rank
- 11th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #8 among Metro Hobart · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #8 among Metro Hobart suburbs
- Data confidence
- 77%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $420
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 38
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · latest monthly release · Updated · Monthly XLSX release
Population
Estimated resident population
6,540(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +7.2% over 5 years · 76th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +7.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +58
- Change in 5 years
- +438
- Growth rank in TAS
- 76th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~7,000), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,037
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,112
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 142 of 2,502
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,127
- Employment rate
- 47.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,148 / 113 / 67 (+ 27 other)
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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 3,231
- Against the person
- 598
- Against property
- 2,498
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 494
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 10 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.6th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.5%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property2498
- Offences Against The Person598
- Total Offences3231
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmania Police division crime statistics — Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Annual June Corporate Performance Reports; division-level totals
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 891.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 10th
School list
- New Norfolk Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 894 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 208 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Brigid's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 969 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 187 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- New Norfolk High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 881 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 319 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Fairview Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 889 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 235 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- The Valley Chldren's CentreRing Roadchildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Amenities
174 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
5 restaurants · 5 cafes · 5 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 4 fast food · 2 bakeries · 1 libraries
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Good local dining options — 21 food & drink venues nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Strong local sport and recreation — 16 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 72/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.83
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 3.48
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.82
Food & drink(21)
- Banjo's Bakery CafeBakery
- Top of The Town BakeryBakery
- Black SwanCafe
- brewtique on blairCafe
3 Blair Street, New Norfolk
- Number 10Cafe
- Patchworks CafeCafe
- ShotCafe
- Apollo PizzaFast food
11 High Street, New Norfolk
- Eagle Snack BarFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
- SubwayFast food
- Bush Inn HotelPub
- New Norfolk HotelPub
79 High Street, New Norfolk
- The Star & Garter HotelPub
87 High Street, New Norfolk
- The Valley Sports BarPub
21 Back River Road, New Norfolk
- Welcome Swallow BreweryPub
Unit 1 99 Ring Road, New Norfolk
- Dingding's Noodle ShopRestaurant
- Mama's MealsRestaurant
9 High Street, New Norfolk
- Martin Cash PizzaRestaurant
- New Norfolk RSL Sub BranchRestaurant
- ShanghaiRestaurant
Shopping(5)
- Convenience store
- Reddy ExpressConvenience store
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(10)
- The Valley Chldren's CentreChildcare
45 Ring Road, New Norfolk
- Derwent Valley TPUCommunity centre
- Ptunarra Child & Family CentreCommunity centre
52 Blair Street, New Norfolk
- New Norfolk LbraryLibrary
9 Charles Street, New Norfolk
- Fairview Primary SchoolSchool
- Indie School New NorfolkSchool
7 The Avenue, New Norfolk
- New Norfolk District High SchoolSchool
- New Norfolk Primary SchoolSchool
8 Pioneer Avenue, New Norfolk
- St Brigids SchoolSchool
89 Montagu Street, New Norfolk
- Derwent Valley Council ChambersTownhall
Health & services(4)
- New Norfolk District HospitalHospital
- Hobart Pathology New NorfolkMedical clinic
- AmcalPharmacy
- New Norfolk PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(26)
- Humphrey Street Dog ParkDog park
- Freedon Health and WellnessGym
Unit 2 99 Ring Road, New Norfolk
- Zap FitnessGym
- Arthur SquarePark
- Ellis Dean ReservePark
50 Blair Street, New Norfolk
- Fitzgerald ParkPark
- Lees CornerPark
- New Norfok EsplanadePark
- Park (3)
- Tynwald ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Playground (3)
- Derwent Valley Sport & Recreation CentreSports centre
50 Derwent Terrace, New Norfolk
- Kensington Park Trotting TrackSports centre
- New Norfolk Bowling ClubSports centre
- New Norfolk Swimming PoolSports centre
- Boyer OvalSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (4)
Entertainment(1)
- Peppermint Hill LookoutViewpoint
Transport(2)
1 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(76)
- BWSAlcohol
- Duncan'sAlcohol
87a High Street, New Norfolk
- Antiques
- Ring Road Antique CentreAntiques
100 Ring Road, New Norfolk
- Rose and Sons AntiquesAntiques
- The Drill Hall EmporiumAntiques
Stephen Street
- Derwent Valley RailwayAttraction
Station Street, New Norfolk
- Frascati HouseAttraction
- Handbag and Gift BoutiqueBag
- Commonwealth BankBank
- MyStateBank
- Bbq (4)
- Black SwanBooks
- Colonial MotorsCar
3-7 Burnett Street, New Norfolk
- Danbar AutomotiveCar repair
5-9 Hamilton Road, New Norfolk
- Derwent Valley Auto RepairsCar repair
- New Norfolk Exhaust CentreCar repair
- Stevenson's BodyworksCar repair
15A Stephen Street, New Norfolk
- New Norfolk Caravan ParkCaravan Site
1 Page Avenue, New Norfolk
- VinniesCharity
33 High Street, New Norfolk
- Hand Made & Retro EmporiumClothes
- Nurses Quarters Boutique ShoppingClothes
- WoolworthsCompressed Air
- Mitre 10Doityourself
10 Charles Street, New Norfolk
- EV charging
- New Norfolk Fire StationFire station
18 Back River Road, New Norfolk
- Fountain
- Furniture Direct (Tas)Furniture
24 Burnett Street, New Norfolk
- Derwent Valley Community GardenGarden
- Garden
- Pheonix GardenGarden Centre
120 Glebe Road, New Norfolk
- The Big Tasmanian Rock ShopGift
100 Ring Road, New Norfolk
- The Old Colony Inn B&BGuest House
21 Montagu Street, New Norfolk
- Hairdresser
- New Norfolk BarbersHairdresser
- Sandi for HairHairdresser
- Explorers LodgeHotel
105 Derwent Terrace, New Norfolk
- Rosie's InnHotel
5 Oast Street, New Norfolk
- TynwaldHotel
Tynwald Road, New Norfolk
- Woodbridge on the DerwentHotel
6 Bridge Street, New Norfolk
- DVVICInformation
Circle Street, New Norfolk
- Information
- Clearance CentreInterior Decoration
- Patchwork Quilting SuppliesInterior Decoration
- Derwent Valley ResortMotel
34 Lower Road, New Norfolk
- Junction MotelMotel
50 Pioneer Avenue, New Norfolk
- Motel
- Willow Court MotelMotel
43 George Street, New Norfolk
- Toll House Historic SiteNature Reserve
- TSG NewsagencyNewsagent
- Total EyecareOptician
- Laskeys Car ParkParking
- Parking (26)
- Pet Meat SuppliesPet
- Mood Food New NorfolkPetrol station
4 Burnett Street, New Norfolk
- ShellPetrol station
- Tas PetroleumPetrol station
- United Petroleum New NorfolkPetrol station
20 Burnett Street, New Norfolk
- Woolworths PetrolPetrol station
- Picnic Table (2)
- Seventh Day Adventist ChurchPlace of worship
- St Matthews ChurchPlace of worship
- St Pauls Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- St Peters Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
- Police
- Police StationPolice
- New Norfolk Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- Millbrook Rise CentreRehabilitation
3 Hobart Road, New Norfolk
- Sanitary Dump Station (2)
- Shelter (2)
- Telephone
- Track
- Dunlop Super DealerTyres
25 Burnett Street, New Norfolk
- The Reject ShopVariety Store
- Waste Basket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Arthur SquarePark
- Ellis Dean ReservePark
- Fitzgerald ParkPark
- Lees CornerPark
- New Norfok EsplanadePark
- Toll House Historic SiteNature reserve
- Tynwald ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 12
- Parks (OSM)
- 11
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 — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Seventh Day Adventist Church
- St Matthews Church
- St Pauls Uniting Church
- St Peters Catholic Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 4
- Nearest hospital
- New Norfolk District Hospital (0.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- AmcalPharmacy
- Hobart Pathology New NorfolkDoctor
- Millbrook Rise CentreHobart RoadRehabilitation
- New Norfolk District HospitalHospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 280
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 42.8
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 221 mm · ~28 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 221 mm · ~28 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 10° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 289 mm · ~36 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 285 mm · ~36 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
51 heritage places
- Bush Inn51 MONTAGU ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- Chatsworth85 Rocks RD, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- Conjoined House49-51 BURNETT ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- Conjoined House12-16 George ST, New Norfolk, 7140Permanently Registered
- Conjoined House44 GEORGE ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- Conjoined House49-51 BURNETT ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- Conjoined House46 GEORGE ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- Conjoined House6 CHARLES ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- Conjoined House12-16 GEORGE ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
- CottageUNIT 1 46 BLAIR ST, NEW NORFOLK, 7140Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lyons
- Member of Parliament
- Rebecca WHITE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 88,977
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +10.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 38.4%Labor 61.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 14.1 km away).
Coalition 30.8%Labor 69.2%
7.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- New NorfolkLabor 69.4% · Coalition 30.6% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- New Norfolk NorthLabor 69.1% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- MagraLabor 58.2% · Coalition 41.8% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- LachlanLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)5.8 km away
- MolesworthLabor 68.3% · Coalition 31.7% TPP (2025)7.8 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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