Town of Port Hedland

20°18′36″S 118°36′04″E / 20.310°S 118.601°E / -20.310; 118.601

Town of Port Hedland
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
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Population15,684 (LGA 2021)[1]
Area10,587 km2 (4,087.7 sq mi)
MayorPeter Carter
Council seatPort Hedland
RegionPilbara
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal division(s)Durack
WebsiteTown of Port Hedland
LGAs around Town of Port Hedland:
Indian Ocean Indian Ocean East Pilbara
Indian Ocean Town of Port Hedland East Pilbara
Karratha Ashburton East Pilbara

The Town of Port Hedland is a local government area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia containing the twin settlements of Port Hedland and South Hedland and the industrial precinct of Wedgefield. It had a population of approximately 14,500 as at the 2016 Census of which only a few hundred live outside the settlement boundaries.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Hedland (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Hedland (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata