Suburb in Bayswater

Noranda, WA

Noranda had a population of 8,002 at the 2021 Census (+0.3% since 2016). Median age 45.6. Median weekly household income $1,632. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Noranda at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - North East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Noranda's population grew by 0.3% to 8,002, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.4%). With a median age of 45.6, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.8%.

16.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 46.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.7% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,981 households.

The median household earns $1,632 a week, below the WA average of $1,816. Renters pay a median $351 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,914 a month.

40.1% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 32.1% use a language other than English at home. 26.8% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.6%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Noranda beside WA and Australia.

MeasureNorandaWAAustralia
Population8,0022,662,30425,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.3%+7.4%+8.6%
Median age45.638.038.2
Households2,981965,2579,275,123
Flats and apartments0.7%6.5%14.3%
Renting16.7%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright46.9%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,632$1,816$1,747
Median rent a week$351$341$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,914$1,841$1,866
Born overseas40.1%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home32.1%19.7%23.6%
No religion26.8%46.6%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+0.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8,0792011
  2. 7,9792016
  3. 8,0022021

Age

Median age 45.6, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Noranda Western Australia
Share of people by age, Noranda and Western Australia
0–99.7%
10–1911.9%
20–2910.9%
30–3911.3%
40–4911.4%
50–5912.7%
60–6915.1%
70–7911.0%
80+5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Noranda at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English26.3%
  2. Australian21.5%
  3. Italian15.9%
  4. Chinese8.7%
  5. Irish6.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese6.7%
  2. Italian5.2%
  3. Cantonese2.5%
  4. Mandarin2.4%
  5. Greek1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam4.8%
  2. England4.1%
  3. Italy3.7%
  4. India2.9%
  5. South Africa2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Noranda

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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