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Newman

Western Australiatown

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Newman

Total population

4,239

Coordinates-23.36°, 119.73°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Newman, originally named Mount Newman until 1981, is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located about 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It can be reached by the Great Northern Highway. Newman is a modern mining town, with homes contrasting with the surrounding reddish desert. As of the 2021 census, Newman had a population of 6,456. The Hickman Crater, a meteorite impact crater discovered in 2007, is 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Newman.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.3574
Longitude
119.7332
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,283

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2,158
Avg daily Wikipedia views
72
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Newman

Newman, Western Australia
I. M. Tyler · 1991
Energy policy in Western Australia
Peter Newman · 1984
First triennial report
Western Australia. Main Roads Dept. · 1993
Hope Downs iron ore mine, 75 km north-west of Newman, Pilbara Region
Western Australia. Environmental Protection Authority · 2001
City and Its Setting
George Seddon · 2011
Western Australian elections, 1983
G. Newman · 1984
Social impact study of Western Desert Rudall River region
Peter Newman · 1993
Western Australian stygobiont amphipods (Crustacea:Paramelitidae) from the Mt. Newman and Millstream regions
J. H. Bradbury · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Rainbow Bee-eater
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Seen 2026-05-25
Weebill
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Seen 2026-05-25
Gompholobium oreophilum
Gompholobium oreophilum
Gompholobium oreophilum
Seen 2026-05-22
weeping mulla mulla
weeping mulla mulla
Ptilotus calostachyus
Seen 2026-05-12
Gomphrena kanisii
Gomphrena kanisii
Gomphrena kanisii
Seen 2026-05-12
Smooth-barked Coolibah
Smooth-barked Coolibah
Eucalyptus victrix
Seen 2026-05-12
Rufous Whistler
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
Seen 2026-05-12
cloak fern
cloak fern
Cheilanthes sieberi
Seen 2026-05-12
Black-faced Woodswallow
Black-faced Woodswallow
Artamus cinereus
Seen 2026-05-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Newman, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Home Newman Hardware, 2016 — Newman, Australia0.1 miNewman Aquatic Centre, 2016 — Newman, Australia0.1 miMarket Place, Newman, 2016 — Newman, Australia0.1 miSt Stephens Anglican Church, Newman, 2016 — Newman, Australia0.2 miHilditch Avenue, Newman, 2016 (01) — Newman, Australia0.2 miHilditch Avenue, Newman, 2016 (02) — Newman, Australia0.2 miNewman Hospital — Newman, Australia0.2 miNewman Senior High School Trade Training Centre — Newman, Australia0.2 miDingo Park Newman — Newman, Australia0.2 miNewman Hospital (78078) — Newman, Australia0.2 miBoomerang Park — Newman, Australia0.3 miNewman Senior High School, in Newman, WA, Australia — Newman, Australia0.3 miNew Newman Hospital — Newman, Australia0.3 miMartu Milli Arts Centre — Newman, Australia0.3 miPurple Pub Newman — Newman, Australia0.3 miMural of the Newman Plane incident — Newman, Australia0.3 miWestern Star 4900 mobile butcher, Newman, 2016 — Newman, Australia0.4 miWABCO Haulpak, Newman, 2016 (02) — Newman, Australia0.4 miWABCO Haulpak, Newman, 2016 (01) — Newman, Australia0.4 miNewman Community Library — Newman, Australia0.4 miNorth Regional TAFE Newman Campus — Newman, Australia0.4 miBarclay Park — Newman, Australia0.4 miSt John Ambulance Newman Sub Centre — Newman, Australia0.4 miNewman Visitor Centre, 2016 — Newman, Australia0.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library