| Port Hedland Marapikurrinya (Kariyarra) Western Australia | |||||||||
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 Esplanade Hotel, Port Hedland, April 2023 | |||||||||
  Port Hedland | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°18′36″S 118°36′04″E / 20.31000°S 118.60111°E | ||||||||
| Population | 15,298 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 22 October 1896 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6721 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Town of Port Hedland | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pilbara | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Port Hedland (Kariyarra: Marapikurrinya) is the second largest town[2] in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with an urban population of 15,298[1] as of the 2021 census, including the satellite town of South Hedland, 18 kilometres (11 mi) away. It is also the site of the highest tonnage port in Australia.[3]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Hedland". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Australia: Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Port Hedland Port Authority". Archived from the original on 21 July 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2006.
