Town of Port Hedland
Welcome to Your Port of Discovery...
Port Hedland is a dynamic town of 15,000 people located in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The original inhabitants, the Karriyarra people, call the place Marapikurrinya for the hand shaped formation of the tidal creeks coming off the natural harbour.
The lifestyle is relaxed and open. The Town's location on the ocean provides for a variety of aquatic leisure activities including superb fishing. Whales and nesting flatback turtles can be seen in season. Millstream and Karijini National Parks are within easy driving distance, while Broome and the Kimberley are also within reach.
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Port Hedland in Progress
Iconic Park in South Hedland
Hedland Youth Plan 2009
Cash for Rubbish
Spotlight on the Pilbara
This is the first in a series of community indicator frameworks being developed in partnership between the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the nine Western Australian Regional Development Commissions, and the WA Department of Regional Development and Lands. The aim of the Spotlight Project is to bring together selected statistical information about each region, from a wide variety of sources, to provide a practical framework for use in regional strategic management and policy development.
The link below will take you to our Spotlight Page and provide you with current information about Port Hedland.
http://www.regionalspotlights.com.au/portHedland.aspx
2008 Community Survey Results
View detailed results of Council's 2008 Communtiy Survey. Please click here for more information.
Visitor Information
Stairway to the Moon
Created when a full moon rises over the shoreline at low tide.
Port Hedland Cultural & Heritage Trail
A walk through history which will give you a fascinating insight into the lives and times of a past era. Brochures on the trail are available from the Visitor Centre.
Dalgety House
Dalgety & Company opened a branch with a spacious warehouse here in 1903. The Port Hedland Historical Society has developed Dalgety House as a museum.