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WA · Northam Council
Northam, 6401
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,494
Growth (1 yr)
+2.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+10.0%
Median age
42
Median income
$1,246/wk
Employment rate
49.3%
Languages at home
7.8%non-English
Most common: Tagalog, Filipino, Australian Indigenous languages
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Green suburb
- High desirability
- Education hub
- National parks
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Northam is a mid-sized suburb in Northam Council with its own quieter rhythm. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with family life visible on every street. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town.
Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Families benefit from nearby schooling, and buses and trains help with daily commutes. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Recognised heritage character runs through the streets, with older fabric still defining local identity.
The desirability picture is around average, weighed down by softer community and employment relative to similar regional towns.
At a glance
Northam snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$420/wk
Population (ERP)
7,494
+2.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
15.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#5
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
0th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
80th
percentile in WA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
15th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 48.3/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 34% of Western Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2408th in Australia
- State rank
- 234th in WA
- Peer rank
- #5 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #23 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $420
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 497
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries
Population
Estimated resident population
7,494(June 2025)
+2.5% annual · +10.0% over 5 years · 80th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +2.5%
- 5-year growth
- +10.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +180
- Change in 5 years
- +684
- Growth rank in WA
- 80th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~7,950), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6,679
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,246
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 444 of 2,929
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 49.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,297 / 136 / 12 (+ 30 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 2,407
- Against the person
- 687
- Against property
- 977
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 321.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 10 residents
- State safety percentile
- 0th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -25.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)331
- Breach Of Violence Restraint Order154
- Drug Offences589
- Property Damage269
- Stealing349
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 915
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 15th
School list
- Northam Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 898 · 10th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 669 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- Avonvale Education Support CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 932 · 19th percentile · LBOTE 100% · 40 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Avonvale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 745 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 50% · 117 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Northam Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 937 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 325 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's SchoolCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1013 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 721 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- West Northam Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 803 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 59% · 130 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Northam Stn Transwa Northam
- Northam Stn Transwa Northam
- Transwa Bay Transwa Northam
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
38 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 cafes · 5 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 playgrounds · 4 sports centres · 1 swimming pools · 3 petrol stations · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Decent local green space — 6 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 36/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.3
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.45
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.9
Food & drink(3)
- Dome CafeCafe
- Rivers Edge CafeCafe
- McDonald'sFast food
Shopping(5)
- AldiSupermarket
10 Beamish Avenue
- Boulevard Shopping CentreSupermarket
- ColesSupermarket
10 Beamish Avenue
- Spud ShedSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(1)
- Bilya Koort BoodjaCommunity centre
Sport & outdoors(7)
- Playground
- Burt Hawke Recreation CentreSports centre
- Northam Recreation CentreSports centre
- Shire of Northam Recreation CentreSports centre
- Sports centre
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Transport(1)
1 train stations
Other(18)
- Liquor BaronsAlcohol
- Antiques
- Bicycle Parking
- Kindred SpiritClothes
- Drinking water (2)
- Fitness Station
- Fountain
- Parking
- Coles ExpressPetrol station
- Petrol station
- Station Service E. LeclercPetrol station
- Northam Police StationPolice
7 Gairdner Street, Northam
- Post Box (2)
- Northam Post OfficePost office
- Shelter (2)
- Telephone
- Waste Basket
- Water Park
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Bernard ParkPark
- Enright ParkPark
- Morrell ParkPark
- Perina ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Northam Hospital (0.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Northam HospitalRobinson StreetHospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 208
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.8
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 33° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 39 mm · ~5 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 85 mm · ~11 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 190 mm · ~24 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 73 mm · ~9 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
32 heritage places
- Curdnatta22 Newcastle Rd, Northam10881
- National Australia Bank, Northam141 Fitzgerald St, Northam14788
- Northam CemeteryKatrine Rd, Northam3976
- Northam Courthouse114 Wellington St, Northam25062
- Police Station (Fmr)128 Wellington St, Northam24983
- Poole Street FootbridgePoole St, Northam3549
- Town Council Offices (fmr) & Library, Northam298 Fitzgerald St East, Northam10907
- Uniting Church & Hall, Northam103 Duke St East, Northam16300
- ANZ Bank, Northam133 Fitzgerald St, Northam1861
- Bank of New South Wales (NSW) (fmr), Northam161 Fitzgerald St, Northam1872
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Bullwinkel
- Member of Parliament
- Trish COOK (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 121,364
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- -2.8 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 49.5%Labor 50.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 41.1 km away).
Coalition 61.6%Labor 38.4%
12.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -14.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- NorthamLabor 41.6% · Coalition 58.4% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Northam EastLabor 31.4% · Coalition 68.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
- ToodyayLabor 35.9% · Coalition 64.1% TPP (2025)21.5 km away
- Bakers HillLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)21.8 km away
- YorkLabor 32.4% · Coalition 67.6% TPP (2025)28.2 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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