South Hedland, Western Australia

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. At the 2011 census, South Hedland had a population of 9,375.[2] It contains Hedland Senior High School.

South Hedland
Port Hedland, Western Australia
South Hedland
Coordinates20°24′00″S 118°37′00″E
Population9,471 (2016 census)[1]
Established1970s
Postcode(s)6722
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Town of Port Hedland
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal Division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
33.2 °C
92 °F		 19.3 °C
67 °F		 313.5 mm
12.3 in

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[3] and the creation of several new towns, including South Hedland.

The original design of the South Hedland townsite was inspired by the Raburn principles.[4] 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,[5] although it has continued to shape the overall town layout to the present day.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Hedland (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "South Hedland (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. Town of Port Hedland (20 June 2019). "South Hedland town concept". InHerit.
  5. "South Hedland" (PDF). Port Hedland Historical Society.
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