South Hedland or Port Hedland City Centre is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

of the

Town of Port Hedland The Town of Port Hedland is a local government area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia containing the twin settlements of Port Hedland and South Hedland and the industrial precinct of Wedgefield. It had a population of approximately 1 ...

, in the

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a glo ...

region in north-western

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It is the CBD of the

and is the Port Hedland Town Centre. It can be reached by the

North West Coastal Highway North West Coastal Highway is a generally north-south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote and ...

and

Great Northern Highway Great Northern Highway is an Australian highway that links Western Australia's capital city Perth with its northernmost port, Wyndham. With a length of almost , it is the longest highway in Australia, with the majority included as part of the ...

. It contains

Hedland Senior High School Hedland Senior High School is a comprehensive public co-educational high day school, located in South Hedland, Western Australia. Overview The school was established in 1964 as a junior high school but became a high school in 1970 and a sen ...

History

The Commonwealth Government's 1960 decision to lift an embargo on iron ore exports led to the rapid expansion of mining in the

and the creation of several new towns, including South Hedland. The original design of the South Hedland townsite was inspired by the Radburn principles. 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, although it has continued to shape the overall town layout to the present day.

References

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