Wickham, Western Australia

Wickham
Western Australia
Wickham townsite
Wickham is located in Western Australia
Wickham
Wickham
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Coordinates20°40′30″S 117°08′25″E / 20.67500°S 117.14028°E / -20.67500; 117.14028
Population2,016 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1970
Postcode(s)6720
Area24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Location33 km (21 mi) from Karratha
LGA(s)City of Karratha
State electorate(s)North West
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
31.9 °C
89 °F
20.1 °C
68 °F
295.0 mm
11.6 in

Wickham is a town located 1,572 km north of Perth and 13 km north of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. In 2016 Wickham had a population of 2,295 people. Aboriginal people made up 17.2% of the population, five times the state average.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wickham (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wickham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2019. Edit this at Wikidata