WA · Dundas Council
Norseman, WA, 6443
Current weather
14.1°COvercast
64% humidity · 23.4 km/h wind · 14.8° / 6.6° today · 0.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#246 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Norseman is a small locality in the Dundas area, home to around 562 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 school and preschool site in the area, and limited but present public transport access. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 562
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $771
- Dwelling vacancy
- 50.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 243 of 480
- Median monthly mortgage
- $600
- Employment rate
- 40.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 33 / 4 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Norseman District High SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy Transwa Pioneer Turnoff
- Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy Transwa Pioneer Turnoff
- Transwa Bay Transwa Norseman
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Norseman Aboriginal ReserveNature reserve
- Pheonix ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- On site
- Norseman Gold Pharmacypharmacy
- Norseman Hospitalhospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
3 state heritage places
- Doctor's House (fmr), Norseman66 Talbot St, Norseman10120
- Holy Trinity Church, Norseman100 Angove St, Norseman762
- Norseman Post Office82 Prinsep St, Norseman767
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 6.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #246 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Doctor's House (fmr), Norsemanheritage66 Talbot St, Norseman10120
- Holy Trinity Church, Norsemanheritage100 Angove St, Norseman762
- Norseman Post Officeheritage82 Prinsep St, Norseman767
- Norseman Gold Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Norseman Hospitalhealthhospital
- Norseman Aboriginal Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
- Pheonix Parkgovernmentpark
- Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy Transwa Pioneer Turnofftransport
- Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy Transwa Pioneer Turnofftransport
- Transwa Bay Transwa Norsemantransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed