Paraburdoo, Western Australia

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Paraburdoo Western Australia
Population:	1600[1]
Established:	1960s
Postcode:	6754
Elevation:	391 m (1,283 ft)
Location:	79 km (49 mi) from Tom Price 426 km (265 mi) from Karratha 336 km (209 mi) from Newman
LGA:	Shire of Ashburton
State District:	Central Kimberley-Pilbara
Federal Division:	Kalgoorlie
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 33.3 °C 92 °F 18.7 °C 66 °F 280.8 mm 11.1 in

Paraburdoo is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located 1,536 kilometres north of Perth and 79 kilometres southwest of Tom Price. Paraburdoo was developed in the early 1970s to support Hamersley Iron's (now Pilbara Iron) local iron ore mining operations, and gazetted as a town in 1972. Most of the town's residents are employed by Pilbara Iron's mining operation and the supporting services. The region is served by Paraburdoo Airport, which is situated 8 km from the town.

Highway just outside the town of Paraburdoo showing the high iron oxide concentrations in the soil

Paraburdoo from the air

[edit] See also

• Pilbara historical timeline
• Pilbara newspapers

[edit] References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Paraburdoo (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.

[edit] External links

• Paraburdoo, Western Australia is at coordinates 23°12′00″S 117°40′34″E / -23.200, 117.676 (Paraburdoo, Western Australia)Coordinates: 23°12′00″S 117°40′34″E / -23.200, 117.676 (Paraburdoo, Western Australia)
• Hamersley Iron

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Categories: Towns in Western Australia | Settlements established in the 1960s | Mining towns in Western Australia | Western Australia geography stubs

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