City profile · Australia · Oceania
Port Hedland
City population
15,298
#85
in Australia
#11
in Western Australia
#30,909
worldwide
-20.312, 118.611 · 3,412 km from Canberra
About Port Hedland
Port Hedland is a city in Western Australia, Australia with a population of 15,298. It is the 85th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 30,909th largest worldwide. It lies 3,412 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#11of 11
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Perth
Coordinates
-20.312, 118.611
Record updated
2025-11-12
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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