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northam
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Northam is a dense inner suburb of Northam.
Median house price
No median price series for Northam yet.
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People
Population
6,679
Median age
42 yrs
Income / person / wk
$653
Household income / wk
$1,246
Housing
Median rent / wk
$250
Mortgage / month
$1,300
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 40%
- Top language at home
- Tagalog · 0%
- No religion
- 40%
- Born overseas
- 17%
- English only at home
- 92%
Local amenities
Amenity score
78/100
Schools
6
Supermarkets
5
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
6
Libraries
1
GP clinics
4
Pharmacies
3
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
0.6 km
Nearest train
1.0 km
Nearest hospital
0.9 km
Distance to coast
79 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Grocery mix: 1 Coles · 1 Woolworths · 1 Aldi. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
5
Catholic
2
Independent
1
Primary
6
Secondary
4
Nearest secondary
0.6 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Northam
- Council population
- 11,388
- Council area
- 1,431 km²
- Density
- 8/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.64M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $407/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Bullwinkel
- Federal MP
- Trish Cook (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 51% 2PP
- State electorate
- Central Wheatbelt
- State MP
- Lachlan Hunter (NAT)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.