Northam

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Northam

Total population

6,679

Elevation170 m

Land area26.8 km²

Coordinates-31.65°, 116.67°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Northam is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers. It is the largest town and regional centre in the Avon Valley region of the Central Wheatbelt. It is located approximately 97 kilometres north east of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. At the time of the 2021 census, Northam had a population of 6,679.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Western Australia

• Grass Valley
  7.4 mi away · pop. 176
• Clackline
  10.2 mi away · pop. 310
• Toodyay
  14 mi away · pop. 953
• Goomalling
  26.1 mi away · pop. 463
• Chidlow
  27.7 mi away · pop. 907
• Bolgart
  27.9 mi away · pop. 152
• Stonehouse
  30.4 mi away
• Mount Helena
  31.3 mi away
• Cunderdin
  33.6 mi away · pop. 661
• Beverley
  34.7 mi away · pop. 869
• Quairading
  49.3 mi away · pop. 582
• Kelmscott
  50.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Northam

Northam

Donald S. Garden · 1979

Northam land release plan, 2002

Western Australian Planning Commission. · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Australian Painted Lady

Vanessa kershawi

Seen 2026-09-15

Yellow-shouldered Stout Hover Fly

Simosyrphus grandicornis

Seen 2026-09-15

Wandering Percher

Diplacodes bipunctata

Seen 2026-09-15

Western Ringtail

Austrolestes aleison

Seen 2026-09-15

cabbage centre grub

Hellula hydralis

Seen 2026-09-15

Green Carab Beetle

Calosoma schayeri

Seen 2026-09-12

Desert Quandong

Santalum acuminatum

Seen 2026-09-11

Raspberry Jam Tree

Acacia acuminata

Seen 2026-09-11

Southwestern Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa rugosa

Seen 2026-09-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).