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| Newman Western Australia | |||||||||
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 Newman residential area | |||||||||
  Newman | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 23°21′14″S 119°43′55″E / 23.35389°S 119.73194°E | ||||||||
| Population | 6,456 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1966 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6753 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 544 m (1,785 ft)[2] | ||||||||
| Area | 28,031.2 km2 (10,822.9 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of East Pilbara | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pilbara | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Newman, originally named Mount Newman until 1981, is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located about 1,186 kilometres (737 mi) north of Perth, and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It can be reached by the Great Northern Highway. Newman is a modern mining town, with homes contrasting with the surrounding reddish desert. As of the 2021 census, Newman had a population of 6,456.[4] The Hickman Crater, a meteorite impact crater discovered in 2007, is 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Newman.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newman (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Bureau of Meteorology
- ^ "Great Circle Distance between NEWMAN and MEEKATHARRA". Geoscience Australia. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ "2021 Newman (Suburbs and Localities), Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
