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Northampton WA 6535

878 addresses · 48 streets

Durack Electorate › Northampton LGA › Northampton · 417 km from Perth

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Living Here

Northampton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 830 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $869 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

830Population
57Median age
$869Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Geraldton Airport, 50.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Northampton

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

Tree cover measures, Northampton WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.1% · Labour-force participation 38%

Population by age in Northampton
Population by age, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-429
5-1499
15-1928
20-2424
25-3447
35-4471
45-5493
55-64142
65-74166
75-8496
85+45
Dwelling types in Northampton
Dwelling types, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House290
Townhouse0
Apartment15
Other3
Households by weekly income in Northampton
Households by weekly income, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65098
$650-1,499101
$1,500-2,99966
$3,000+23
Top ancestries in Northampton
Top ancestries, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
English345
Australian317
Ancestry NS114
Aboriginal80
Irish79
Scottish71
Housing tenure in Northampton
Housing tenure, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned163
Mortgage72
Rented44
Other3
Cars per household in Northampton
Cars per household, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
08
192
2116
356
4+29
Commute to work in Northampton
Commute to work, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car157
Train0
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Northampton
Top countries of birth, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
England49
New Zealand14
India7
Scotland5
Germany4
Ireland4
Languages used at home in Northampton
Languages used at home, Northampton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Malayalam7
Australian Indigenous3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

581 bird observations recorded near Northampton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Northampton

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

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