The Town of Port Hedland is a
local government area in the
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a g ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
containing the twin settlements of
Port Hedland
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...
and
South Hedland and the industrial precinct of
Wedgefield. It had a population of approximately 14,500 as at the
2016 Census of which only a few hundred live outside the settlement boundaries.
History
The Pilbara Road District was gazetted on 22 June 1894. It lost some territory to the new
Nullagine Road District on 8 July 1898. It was renamed the Port Hedland Road District on 18 March 1904.
It became the Shire of Port Hedland on 1 July 1961 under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
It underwent substantial boundary changes on 28 April 1972, losing approximately 5,669 square kilometres to the
Shire of Marble Bar and gaining approximately 18.3 square kilometres from the
Shire of Roebourne. It assumed its current name when it gained town status on 18 March 1989.
In June 2019 the Council was suspended by the state government and replaced with a commissioner.
In October 2019, the government of Western Australia announced that there would be no further residential development of the West End of Port Hedland to protect sensitive population groups from health effects caused by dust generated by Port activities.
Wards
The town has eight councillors and no wards.
Towns
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Port Hedland
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...
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Finucane Island
Finucane Island () is located adjacent to Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.Gazetteer of Australia
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Mundabullangana
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Condon (a.k.a. Shellborough)
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South Hedland
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Wedgefield
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 81 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Port Hedland, of which six are on the
State Register of Heritage Places
The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.
History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...
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References
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Port Hedland
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ha ...
Port Hedland, Western Australia