57 ▼ -82.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 318
- 2016: 101
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
New Norcia · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in New Norcia
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 57 people living in New Norcia are married. This is a sparsely populated area with a very old population, where the typical resident is 57.
57
▼ -82.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Norcia — lower than 70% of areas.
| New Norcia | 57 |
|---|---|
| 6509, WA | 152 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +35.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.6% of the population, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 16.1%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 12.3%.
31.6% ▲ +188.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →New Norcia splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 24.1%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.1% ▲ +231.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In New Norcia, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for New Norcia
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in New Norcia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51107/new-norcia/topic/demographics-identity