Pannawonica, Western Australia
Pannawonica | |
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Pannawonica | |
Interactive map of Pannawonica | |
| Coordinates: 21°38′00″S 116°20′00″E / 21.63333°S 116.33333°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Location | |
| Established | 1970 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 27.6 km2 (10.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 685 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6716 |
| Mean max temp | 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 19.5 °C (67.1 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 407.2 mm (16.03 in) |
Pannawonica is an iron-ore mining town located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, near the Robe River, about 200 km (120 mi) south-west from Karratha and 1,429 km (888 mi) North from Perth. At the 2021 census, Pannawonica had a population of 685.
In 2011 and again in 2016, it reportedly had the highest median weekly income of any town in Western Australia and most likely Australia, due to the high income of its mine workers.