New Norfolk, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
New Norfolk lies about 32 kilometres up the River Derwent from Hobart, the main town of the green, hop-growing Derwent Valley. First known as Elizabeth Town, it was renamed in 1825 in honour of the settlers brought here from Norfolk Island, who were resettled in the area after their own colony was abandoned. One of Tasmania's oldest towns, it keeps a rich stock of colonial heritage, from St Matthew's, the state's oldest Anglican church, to the timber oast houses that recall a long history of growing hops along the river flats. The rambling former Willow Court asylum, now given over to antiques and dining, and a working newsprint mill at nearby Boyer round out the town.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
New Norfolk is more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 848, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is New Norfolk a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for New Norfolk from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
4/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (4/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
49/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $290 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 49% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
New Norfolk at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 6,037
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,112
- SEIFA score
- 848
- Local government area
- Derwent Valley
- Coordinates
- -42.7815, 147.0663
Map of New Norfolk
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Housing & property in New Norfolk
What it costs to live in New Norfolk and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $290
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,127
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 66%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 31%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the New Norfolk demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
New Norfolk demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile New Norfolk using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 25% and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,121 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 693 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,505 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,497 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,222 | 20% |
Share of the 6,038 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 728 | 31% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 834 | 35% |
| Rented | 732 | 31% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2,148 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 113 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 67 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,358 occupied private dwellings in New Norfolk.
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,409
- Median weekly personal income
- $580
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 434 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 152 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 419 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,531 (32%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%
- Employed full-time
- 1,310
- Employed part-time
- 858
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about New Norfolk
Is New Norfolk a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, New Norfolk rates 19/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in New Norfolk?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in New Norfolk was $290, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,127. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is New Norfolk?
New Norfolk is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia, in the Derwent Valley local government area.
What is the population of New Norfolk?
At the 2021 Census, New Norfolk had a population of about 6,037.
Is New Norfolk an advantaged area?
New Norfolk has an ABS SEIFA score of 848, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 4 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 4% of Australian suburbs.
How big is New Norfolk?
New Norfolk is one of the most populous suburbs in Tasmania — the 16th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 6,037 usual residents).
Where New Norfolk ranks
New Norfolk appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in Tasmania#16 of 25
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