Northam
E929839
Northam is a regional town in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, known as a key agricultural and transport hub east of Perth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northam canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
regional centre
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| amalgamatedWith | Shire of Northam (2007) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| climateFeature |
cool wet winters
ⓘ
hot dry summers ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceFromPerth | approximately 97 kilometres ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
retail and commerce
ⓘ
rural services ⓘ |
| economicRole | service centre for surrounding farming districts ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictState | Central Wheatbelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDivisionFederal | Durack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAsTownsite | late 19th century ⓘ |
| formerLocalGovernmentArea | Town of Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gazetted | 1890s ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
silo art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
suspension bridge over the Avon River ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
grain receival and storage facilities
ⓘ
railway yards ⓘ regional hospital ⓘ secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasPostcode | 6401 ⓘ |
| hasRailwayFunction | major rail junction ⓘ |
| hasRailwayLine | Eastern Railway (Western Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | hot air ballooning ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Shire of Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avon Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shire of Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheatbelt region of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | over 6000 people ⓘ |
| primaryIndustries |
broadacre farming
ⓘ
grain handling ⓘ sheep grazing ⓘ wheat production ⓘ |
| region | Wheatbelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Great Eastern Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northam–Pithara Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
agricultural hub
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Australian Western Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Ballardong Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode |
rail freight
ⓘ
road freight ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver | Avon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +8 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.