Wedgefield, Western Australia

Wedgefield, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Wedgefield


caption =
lga = Town of Port Hedland
est = 1960s
postcode = 6721
pop = ~700
dist1 = 1634 | location1 = Perth
dist2 = 16 | location2 = Port Hedland
fedgov =Kalgoorlie
stategov =Pilbara
state = wa
maxtemp = 33.2
mintemp = 19.3
rainfall = 313.5
elevation = 7
coord|-20.361|118.596|type:city(300)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Wedgefield is an industrial area in Western Australia's Pilbara region, off Great Northern Highway 2 km north of South Hedland, and was gazetted in 1973. It contains a variety of light and service industry premises, and also supports a small residential population. It was named for surveyor and pioneer Charles Wedge.


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