Northam WA 6401

Living Here

Northam is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,679 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,246 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Northam statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Northam itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 6 schools

  • Saint Joseph’s School (Secondary Campus)
  • Northam Primary School
  • Saint Joseph’s School (Primary Campus)
  • Northam Senior High School
  • Avonvale Primary School
  • West Northam Primary School
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Rivers Edge Cafe
  • Dome Cafe
• 5 supermarkets

  • Boulevard Shopping Centre
  • Woolworths
  • Aldi
  • Coles
  • Spud Shed
• 5 parks

  • Bernard Park
  • Apex Park
  • Enright Park
  • Morrell Park
  • Perina Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Joseph's
• 1 hospital

  • Northam Hospital
• 1 library

  • Northam Public Library
• 1 post office

  • Northam Post Office
• 2 service stations

  • Coles Express
  • Station Service E. Leclerc
• 3 gyms & sports centres

  • Shire of Northam Recreation Centre
  • Northam Recreation Centre
  • Burt Hawke Recreation Centre
• 1 golf club

  • Northam Golf Club

Getting around. Train station: Northam, 750 m north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 6.4% · Labour-force participation 52.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

40,232 bird observations recorded near Northam — most often seen:

• Twenty-eight Parrot (2,042)
• Eurasian Coot (1,952)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,932)
• Southern Willie Wagtail (1,905)
• Laughing Turtle-dove (1,895)
• Grey Teal (1,858)
• Western Australian Raven (1,857)
• South-western Singing Honeyeater (1,856)
• Western Brown Honeyeater (1,652)
• South-western Australian Magpie (1,507)
• Australian Wood Duck (1,417)
• Yellow-billed Spoonbill (1,272)
• Birds (1,269)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Northam:

• Muluckine (5.5 km)
• Burlong (7.3 km)
• Irishtown (7.5 km)
• Malabaine (8.2 km)
• Spencers Brook (8.4 km)
• Muresk (8.4 km)
• Grass Valley (12 km)
• Katrine (12.2 km)

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