Wyndham, Western Australia

Wyndham
Western Australia
Wyndham's Three Mile area, looking south to the King River
Wyndham is located in Western Australia
Wyndham
Wyndham
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Coordinates15°28′57″S 128°7′22″E / 15.48250°S 128.12278°E / -15.48250; 128.12278
Population745 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1886
Postcode(s)6740
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Area936.1 km2 (361.4 sq mi)
Location
  • 3,315 km (2,060 mi) NNE of Perth
  • 928 km (577 mi) SW of Darwin
  • 101 km (63 mi) NW of Kununurra
  • 911 km (566 mi) ENE of Broome
LGA(s)Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley
State electorate(s)Kimberley
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
35.6 °C
96 °F
23.1 °C
74 °F
827.7 mm
32.6 in

Wyndham is the northernmost town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 3,315 kilometres (2,060 mi) northeast of Perth via the Great Northern Highway. It was established in 1886 to service a new goldfield at Halls Creek, and it is now a port and service centre for the east Kimberley with a population of 941 as of the 2021 census.[2] Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 54% of the population. Wyndham comprises two areas - the original town site at Wyndham Port situated on Cambridge Gulf, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) by road to the south, the Three Mile area with the residential and shopping area for the port, also founded in 1886.[3] Wyndham is part of the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyndham (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyndham (WA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference notes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).