Wickham, Western Australia
Wickham is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located on the coast, about 1,572 kilometers (977 miles) north of Perth. Wickham is part of the City of Karratha.
| Wickham Western Australia | |||||||||
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 Wickham townsite | |||||||||
  Wickham | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 20°40′30″S 117°08′25″E / 20.67500°S 117.14028°E | ||||||||
| Population | 2,016 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1970 | ||||||||
| Area | 24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Location | 33 km (21 mi) from Karratha | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Karratha | ||||||||
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Work
[change | change source]The town was built to house workers for the nearby port. The port is called Cape Lambert. It is one of the biggest ports in the world for shipping iron ore. Many people who live in Wickham work at the port or for the mining company Rio Tinto.
History
[change | change source]Wickham was started in 1970. It was named after John Wickham, a captain in the British Royal Navy who explored the coastline in the 1840s.
Population and Climate
[change | change source]Wickham has a population of about 2,300 people. Aboriginal people made up 17.2% of the population, 5 times the state average.[2] The weather is very hot and dry because it is in the Pilbara region. The average temperature in the summer is about 35°C (95°F), and in the winter it is about 28°C (82°F). The town gets very little rain, especially from May to October.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wickham (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wickham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
