| Point Samson Western Australia | |||||||||
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 Point Samson, Western Australia | |||||||||
  Point Samson | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 20°38′00″S 117°12′00″E / 20.63333°S 117.20000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 235 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1880s | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6720 | ||||||||
| Area | 359.8 km2 (138.9 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location | 38 km (24 mi) from Karratha | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Karratha | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Point Samson is a small coastal settlement 1,579 kilometres (981 mi) north of Perth and 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The town is a popular holiday location for the nearby mining towns, including Wickham, Karratha and Dampier. Fishing is the main industry.
From 1938 to 1966 blue asbestos, also known as crocidolite, was carried here by truck from Wittenoom for shiploading by the Australian Blue Asbestos company.[2]
The townsite was investigated for further development in the 1980s.[3]
The population of Point Samson was 235 at the 2021 census, slightly up from 231 at the 2016 census,[4] down from 298 in 2011 and 274 in 2006.[5][6]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Samson (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ Campbell Environmental Ltd; Western Australia. Dept. of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare; Western Australia. Dept. of Land Administration; Western Australia. Environmental Protection Authority (1990), Monitoring and cleanup of asbestos at Point Samson for new site development, Campbell Environmental], retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Allen, D. J; Western Australia. Dept of Land Administration. Land Planning Development and Management Division (1986), Point Samson townsite proposed development : planning report, Dept. of Land Administration, Land Planning Development and Management Division, retrieved 5 May 2012
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Point Samson (State Suburb)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Community Profile Series: Point Samson (State Suburb)". 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
