Halls Creek, Western Australia
Halls Creek | |
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Ruins of Old Halls Creek | |
Halls Creek Location in Western Australia | |
Interactive map of Halls Creek | |
| Coordinates: 18°14′S 127°40′E / 18.23°S 127.67°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1887/1949 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,605 (UCL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6770 |
| Mean max temp | 33.6 °C (92.5 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 20.0 °C (68.0 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 571.5 mm (22.50 in) |
Halls Creek is a town situated in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is located between the towns of Fitzroy Crossing and Turkey Creek (Warmun) on the Great Northern Highway. It is the only sizable town for 600 kilometres (370 mi) on the Highway.
Halls Creek is also the northern end of the Canning Stock Route, which runs 1,850 kilometres (1,150 mi) through the Great Sandy Desert until the southern end of the route at Wiluna.
The town functions as a major hub for the local Indigenous population and as a support centre for cattle stations in the area.
Halls Creek is the administration centre for Halls Creek Shire Council.