11,358 ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10,557
- 2016: 11,112
- 2021: 11,358
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Northam · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Northam
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Northam, where the typical person is 43. This is five years older than the average across Western Australia and the rest of the country. The population has grown by 7.6% since 2011 to reach 11,358 people.
11,358
▲ +7.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Northam — lower than 52% of areas.
| Northam | 11,358 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the state and national figures of 38. This age has climbed by 4 years since the 2011 census.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Older than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While the proportion of children under 15 is about the same as the rest of Australia at 18.2%, this figure fell by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
21.0% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Northam, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, which is well above the national average of 3.2%. Additionally, 13.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly higher than both the state and the nation.
6.3% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Northam, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56730/northam/topic/demographics-identity