South Hedland, Western Australia

Coordinates: 20°24′00″S 118°37′00″E / 20.40000°S 118.61667°E

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South Hedland
Port Hedland, Western Australia

Wanangkura Stadium in South Hedland in July 2023

South Hedland

Coordinates

20°24′00″S 118°37′00″E / 20.40000°S 118.61667°E

Population

11,046 (SAL 2021)^[1]

Established

1970s

Postcode(s)

6722

Elevation

7 m (23 ft)

Area

22.3 km² (8.6 sq mi)

Location

1,313 km (816 mi) from Perth
18 km (11 mi) from Port Hedland

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
33.2 °C 92 °F	19.3 °C 67 °F	313.5 mm 12.3 in

South Hedland or Port Hedland City Centre is a suburb of the Town of Port Hedland, in the Pilbara region in north-western Western Australia. It is the CBD of the Town of Port Hedland and is the Port Hedland Town Centre. It can be reached by the North West Coastal Highway and Great Northern Highway. It contains Hedland Senior High School.

History

The Commonwealth Government's 1960 decision to lift an embargo on iron ore exports led to the rapid expansion of mining in the Pilbara^[2] and the creation of several new towns, including South Hedland.

The original design of the South Hedland townsite was inspired by the Radburn principles.^[3] Four residential neighbourhoods where to cluster around a commercial core connected by parkways and pedestrian connections. Following the completion of the first neighbourhood the design was considered a failure by residents and government authorities and abandoned in 1974,^[4] although it has continued to shape the overall town layout to the present day.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Hedland (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Faulkner, Danielle (2007). The History of GEHA: 40 years of housing government employees in western Australia 1966-2006. Perth: Department of Housing and Works. pp. 3–5.
^ Town of Port Hedland (20 June 2019). "South Hedland town concept". InHerit.
^ "South Hedland" (PDF). Port Hedland Historical Society.

v t e Towns, communities and localities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
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Town of Port Hedland	Condon De Grey Finucane Island Mundabullangana Port Hedland South Hedland Wedgefield Yandeyarra
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Shire of East Pilbara	Goldsworthy Jigalong Kiwirrkurra Kunawarritji Marble Bar* Newman Nullagine Pardoo Parnngurr Parnpajinya Punmu Shay Gap Telfer Warralong

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