South Hedland, WA Family Guide
WA 6722 · Port Hedland
Discover South Hedland with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
How South Hedland rates for families
How we rate suburbs →Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.
Average of the 5 factors scored so far.
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Kids' activities3.0/5
5 kinds within 3 km
12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0
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School access2.0/5
26.1% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school
70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Parks & play0.7/5
15.9% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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GP access1.0/5
13.7% of homes within 1 km of a GP
75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Hot days0.0/5
155.6 days a year at 35°C or hotter
5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0
- Not rated yet:
- Public transport (not rated in WA yet)
- Commute to the city (not measured yet)
- Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
- Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
- Bushfire (not rated in WA yet)
Also known, not scored: Home internet — 99.5% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).
Data sources (8)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- AroundSchools activity directory — AroundSchools activity directory (ACTIVE listings) (AroundSchools own data)
- © State of Western Australia (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — Western Australian Schools Lists (CC BY 4.0)
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
- Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
- SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
- © NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)
Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).
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Sports
- Football (AFL) (1 in South Hedland · 1 within 5 km) — Hedland Auskick Centre (1 km)
- Athletics (1 in South Hedland · 1 within 5 km) — Hedland Athletics (0 km)
- Martial arts (1 in South Hedland · 1 within 5 km) — Hedland Taekwondo Club (1.5 km)
- Tennis (1 in South Hedland · 1 within 5 km) — South Hedland Bowling & Tennis Club (0.4 km)
Schools within 3 km of South Hedland
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5 schools within 3 km of the South Hedland centre, 6 with a South Hedland address. See all schools with a South Hedland address
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around South Hedland: 4 kids' activities within 5 km and 6 schools in South Hedland.
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- 1 public pool
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- Cassia Primary SchoolSchool
- Cassia Education Support CentreSchool
- South Hedland Primary SchoolSchool
- Hedland Senior High SchoolSchool
- Baler Primary SchoolSchool
- Hedland AthleticsActivity
- South Hedland Bowling & Tennis ClubActivity
- Hedland Auskick CentreActivity
- Hedland Taekwondo ClubActivity
- South Hedland Aquatic CentrePark or community place
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South Hedland within Port Hedland
4 of the council area’s 4 activity providers
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