Western Australia council

Northampton

3,459 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 12,544 km², 18 suburbs. Council website: northampton.wa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

3,459

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.2% in a year

Density

0.3/km²

12,544 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$380k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$860

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

11.0 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

3 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

18

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
53
Median household income
$1,110/week
Median rent
$250/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
20.2%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Suburbs

18 suburbs where Northampton holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Kalbarri1,478All / 96%2
Northampton830All / 55%1
Horrocks161All / 80%3
Alma (WA)116All / 36%6
Sandy Gully (WA)110All / 36%4
Bowes104All / 40%6
Yallabatharra79All / 55%4
Binnu58All / 32%9
Isseka57All / 55%6
Ogilvie56All / 28%9
Gregory (WA)53All / 85%4
Ajana51All / 60%9
East Bowes46All / 27%6
West Binnu21All / 42%4
Coolcalalaya11All / 100%8
EurardyAll / 97%
Kalbarri National ParkAll / 100%
ZuytdorpAll / 100%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

73%

Over 18 of 18 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 18 of 18 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Durack · Melissa PRICE (LP)100%

State districts

  • Geraldton · Kirrilee Warr (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Western Australia council on the council map or the Western Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.