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Newman

WA 6753 · East Pilbara

6,456 (2021)6,542 est. (2025) · Stable

20
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

6,456
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
5
Safety score
0
Transport score

Newman is a stable suburb in East Pilbara, WA 6753, about 1078km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Newman are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 314km inland. Newman has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.

1078.0 km
To Perth CBD
313.6 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
884.9 km
To nearest station

Demographics

6,456
Population
33
Median age
2.7
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$2,972
vs NSW median+60.6%
Bachelor degree or higher15.2%
Born in Australia53.8%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse1,221 / 28 / 52

Top countries of birth: New Zealand (6.94%), Philippines (2.91%), England (2.65%), South Africa (1.27%), Thailand (0.84%)

Top languages: Tagalog (1.38%), Australian Indigenous Languages (1.36%), Filipino (1.15%), Thai (0.93%), Spanish (0.71%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Residential Safety

5
Residential

WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.

Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:

293
Break & enter dwelling4,538/100k
292
Steal from dwelling4,523/100k
138
Motor vehicle theft2,138/100k
1045
Domestic assault16,186/100k
44
Robbery682/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 5,442 (all categories, latest year)84,294 per 100,000 residents2-yr5-yr

These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.

An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.

Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025

Schools

3
Within 10km3 in suburb
3
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 905 (below the national average of 1000).

In suburb

  • Newman Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 947
  • Newman Senior High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 884
  • South Newman Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 883

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

0
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationKoolyanobbing Stn Transwa Koolyanobbing (884.9 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

36.5°C
Summer max
27.5°C
Winter max
320mm
Rainfall/yr
9.5h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

22 in suburbSupermarkets
66 in suburbCafes/Rest.
1313 in suburbParks
33 in suburbPlaygrounds
77 in suburbPools
1717 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
22 in suburbChildcare
11 in suburbLibraries
3131 in suburbSports fields
11 in suburbVets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalLaverton Hospital (683.7 km)
Nearest vet50.9 km
Nearest airportPort Hedland (313.9 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

Population & Growth

Stable
Annual growth rate0.33%
Projected population 20416,548
Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI

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Frequently asked questions about Newman

Is Newman safe?

Newman has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.

How far is Newman from Perth CBD?

Newman is about 1078.0 km from Perth CBD.

What schools are in Newman?

Newman has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 905 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Newman?

Newman has a transport score of 0/100.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.