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south hedland
Western Australia · Census 2021
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South Hedland is a dense inner suburb of Port Hedland.
Median house price
No median price series for South Hedland yet.
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People
Population
11,046
Median age
32 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,415
Household income / wk
$2,586
Housing
Median rent / wk
$240
Mortgage / month
$1,387
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 43%
- Top language at home
- Australian Indigenous languages · 1%
- No religion
- 43%
- Born overseas
- 25%
- English only at home
- 81%
Local amenities
Amenity score
63/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
20
Libraries
1
GP clinics
4
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.4 km
Nearest train
764.6 km
Nearest hospital
157.2 km
Distance to coast
6.7 km
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Grocery mix: 1 Coles. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
5
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
4
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
0.9 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Port Hedland
- Council population
- 15,628
- Council area
- 18,417 km²
- Density
- 1/km²
- Federal grants
- $1.63M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $105/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Durack
- Federal MP
- Melissa Price (LP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 60% 2PP
- State electorate
- Pilbara
- State MP
- Kevin Michel (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.