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Founded in 1847 by Spanish Benedictine Monks, New Norcia is located132 km north of Perth, near the Great Northern Highway. It is situated next to the banks of the Moore River, in the Shire of Victoria Plains.

New Norcia is the only monastic town in Australia.

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