Halls Creek, Western Australia

Halls Creek
Western Australia
Ruins of Old Halls Creek
Halls Creek is located in Western Australia
Halls Creek
Halls Creek
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Coordinates18°14′S 127°40′E / 18.23°S 127.67°E / -18.23; 127.67
Population1,605 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1887/1949
Postcode(s)6770
Elevation422 m (1,385 ft)
Area44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Location
  • 366 km (227 mi) from Kununurra
  • 546 km (339 mi) from Derby
  • 2,715 km (1,687 mi) from Perth
  • 1,186 km (737 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)Shire of Halls Creek
State electorate(s)Kimberley
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
33.6 °C
92 °F
20.0 °C
68 °F
571.5 mm
22.5 in

Halls Creek is a town situated in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located between the towns of Fitzroy Crossing and Turkey Creek (Warmun) on the Great Northern Highway. It is the only sizable town for 600 km on the Highway.

Halls Creek is also the northern end of the Canning Stock Route, which runs 1,850 km through the Great Sandy Desert until the southern end of the route at Wiluna.

The town functions as a major hub for the local Indigenous population and as a support centre for cattle stations in the area.

Halls Creek is the administration centre for Halls Creek Shire Council.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Halls Creek (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata