Port Hedland Western Australia | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coordinates | 20°18′36″S 118°36′04″E / 20.31000°S 118.60111°E | ||||||||
Population | 15,298 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 22 October 1896 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6721 | ||||||||
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||
Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) | ||||||||
Location | |||||||||
LGA(s) | Town of Port Hedland | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Pilbara | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
|
Port Hedland is a city on the north coast of Western Australia. It has 13,000 people living there. It is the largest city in the Pilbara Region. It has a very large mineral port, because of one of the world's biggest iron deposits.