Port Hedland bushfire risk
Of Port Hedland’s 3,415 mapped properties, 7.5% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Port Hedland’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Port Hedland
Flood and bushfire areas across Port Hedland. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Port Hedland
Port Hedland sits in the Pilbara police district, which recorded 10,413 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,413 total. Figures are for the whole Pilbara police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Port Hedland
Port Hedland is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure Services
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Cemetery
Who lives in Port Hedland
At the 2021 Census, 20.9% of Port Hedland’s 4,081 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Port Hedland
Port Hedland council approved 35 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Port Hedland council area (not just Port Hedland). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 3 Monks Place, Port Hedland WA 6721
- 16 Jack Adams Drive, Port Hedland WA 6721
- 1 Wodgina Street, Port Hedland WA 6721
- 2/72 Kingsmill Street, Port Hedland WA 6721
- 1/1 Withnell Street, Port Hedland WA 6721
- 9 Thompson Street, Port Hedland WA 6721
- 29 Johnson Lane, Port Hedland WA 6721
- 15 Butler Way, Port Hedland WA 6721
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.