Shire of Northam
Shire of Northam | |||||||||||||
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The Northam Town Hall | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Northam | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Northam | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Shire President | Chris Antonio | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,431.5 km2 (552.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 11,358 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Northam | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Northam is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, beyond the northeastern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area centred on the town of Northam itself. The Shire covers an area of 1,431 square kilometres (553 sq mi). In 2007, it merged with the Town of Northam, almost tripling its population in the process from a previous size of 3,794 (ABS 2006).