Tom Price, Western Australia

Tom Price
Western Australia
Aerial View of Tom Price
Tom Price is located in Western Australia
Tom Price
Tom Price
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Coordinates22°41′38″S 117°47′42″E / 22.69389°S 117.79500°E / -22.69389; 117.79500
Population2,874 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1960s
Postcode(s)6751
Elevation747 m (2,451 ft)
Area73.8 km2 (28.5 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Ashburton
State electorate(s)North West Central
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2]
31.3 °C
88 °F
15.6 °C
60 °F
404.8 mm
15.9 in

Tom Price is a mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located inland, at the edge of the Hamersley Range. Tom Price is the highest town above sea level (747 m (2,451 ft)) in Western Australia, and is consequently dubbed "Top Town in WA".

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tom Price (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Tom Price Climate Statistics (1972-2011)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 26 September 2024.