Almost all year round there is good hunting close to the settlement. Many foxes and arctic hares are caught close to the village. Of the sea mammals, especially the seal and walrus are hunted. Siorapaluk has an electrical power plant, direct satellite radio and TV-broadcasting, and common phones. A few years ago a new store was built and it is usually very well supplied all year round.
School is combined with church and a small public library.
Every year the settlement is visited by a doctor and a dentist. Many of the inhabitant are direct ancestors of the last migration from Canada in last century. Until the late 1980's it was permanetly inhabited because the hunting in the area was really good. But families gradually moved to the more comfortable Qaanaaq not far away, and since the small depot with daily supplies was abandoned in 1994, only very few people have stayed permanently at the place. There are still many good houses in Qeqertarsuaq often used by hunting parties or as a recreation facility for tourists or workers from Qaanaaq.