Shire of Northam Profile

395 Fitzgerald Street (PO Box 613) Northam WA 6401
ABN 42 826 617 380
Telephone 9622 6100 Facsimile 9622 1910
Email : records@northam.wa.gov.au
Website: www.northam.wa.gov.au

Statistics for the Shire of Northam

Statistics for the Shire of Northam

Length of Sealed Roads(km):	458
Length of Unsealed Roads(km):	300
Distance from Perth:	96kms
Shire Area:	1,443km2
Population:	10,557
Number of Electors:	6,765
Number of Dwellings:	4,326
Total Rates Levied:	$7,758,164.50
Total Revenue:	$22,436,032
Number of Employees:	102
Roadwise Participant:	Yes
Local Industries:	Regional Business Centre Tourism Grain Sheep Cattle Abattoirs Foundry Agricultural Services Flour Mill Hard Rock Quarrying Light Industrial Health and Aged Care Services Tertiary Education
Primary Schools:	Northam Primary School West Northam Primary School Avonvale Primary School (Northam) St Joseph’s School (Northam) Bakers Hill Primary School Wundowie Primary School
High Schools:	Northam Senior High School St Joseph’s School (Yrs 7 – 12)
TAFES & Campuses:	Central Regional Tafe Muresk Institute
Child Care Facilities:	Contact the Recreation Centre for 'After School Child Care'
Public Library:	Northam Regional Library Wundowie  Library
Public Swimming Pools:	Northam Aquatic Centre Wundowie Swimming Pool
Recreation Facilities:	Northam Recreation Centre Jubilee Oval Bert Hawke Oval Victoria Oval Northam Skate Park Bakers Hill Sports Pavilion & Oval Quellington Hall & Tennis Courts Wundowie Oval
Other Facilities:	Town Hall (Northam) Lesser Hall (Northam) Memorial Hall (Northam) Bakers Hill Sports Pavilion Clackline Hall Grass Valley Hall Irishtown Agricultural Hall Quellington Hall Southern Brook Hall Wundowie Hall
Regional Organisation:	Avon Regional Organisation of Councils (AROC)

Suburbs and Localities

Bakers Hill 6562; Clackline 6564; Grass Valley 6403; Northam 6401; Spencers Brook 6401; Wundowie 6560

Significant Local Events

Concerts in the Park - March; Flying 50 - April; Wundowie Iron Festival - May; Avon Descent & Avon River Festival - August; Northam Agricultural Show - September; Dog's Day Out - November; Avon Valley Christmas Carnival - December.
Further information can be obtained from Northam Visitor Centre (08) 9622 2100

Ordinary Council Meeting

Meets third Wednesday of each month

Tourist Attractions

Northam Visitor and Interpretation Centre; Avon River walking tracks and suspension bridge; White swans; Historic buildings; Historic B&B's; Old Railway Station Museum; Numerous walking trails including Kep Track. Mt Ommanney Lookout; Ballooning; Recreational Aviation.
Further information can be obtained from Northam Visitor Centre (08) 9622 2100

Infrastructure Available

• Northam Train Station – Serviced by TRANSWA Coaches, Avonlink and Prospector Trains
• Sealed Airport
• National Highway Linkages
• Broadband
• 23 Government Departments
• 4 Major Banks / Banking Facilities
• Avon Industrial Park