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WA 6753 · East Pilbara
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Newman, Western Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Newman WA
Based on 72 sales in the preceding 12 months
$415,000
Up 18.6% over 12 months
Based on 90 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 7.1% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Newman, WA is currently $415,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Newman has a 12-month growth rate of 18.6% for houses and 34.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $358,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $374,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $495,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $475,000 in Newman.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Newman is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Newman is $280,000, which has increased 34.0% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $280,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $225,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $298,000 in Newman. The median rent for units and apartments in Newman is $600 per week and has increased 26.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Newman is 5,154 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% below the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Newman.
Overall crime rate
5,154
offences per 100,000 residents
43% belowRest of WA
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Newman WA 6753 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
6,456 people call Newman home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,972 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
1.7% of workers in Newman worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of WA.
6.9% of Newman residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Rest of WA.
43.1% of people in Newman described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Newman WA 6753.
19.4% of Newman's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of WA.
964 family households lived in Newman; 55.6% were couple families and 10.3% were one-parent families.
55.7% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Newman had 6,456 residents at the 2021 Census.
43.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
12.5% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 92.2% of occupied private dwellings in Newman.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
7.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
6.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
86.6% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Newman had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 25.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 27.7%, while 30.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
1.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
44.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
12.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
4.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
One-car households formed 33.0% of the total.
62.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
32.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 67.4% reported a different address.
24.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
63.9% of residents used only English at home.
14.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
24.6% of Newman's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.4% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 64.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 28.4% of ancestry responses in Newman.
Australian ancestry made up 25.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
9.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Managers accounted for 6.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 4.8% of workers, and education and training employed 4.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.4%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
51.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 9.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.4%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
60.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.6% reported asthma, 2.0% arthritis and 2.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
11.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,972 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $110 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 1.7% in Newman, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 7.0% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
Renting accounted for 86.6% in Newman, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $415,000, while units and apartments sit at $280,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 964 local families, and 19.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $495,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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