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Dirk Hartog Island WA

Dirk Hartog Island

Located in the Gascoyne area of Western Australia, Dirk Hartog Island is in the Shark Bay local government area, and within the electoral seat of Durack.

Dirk Hartog Island at a glance

Postcode 6537
Latitude -25.927196
Longitude 113.5423745
Altitude 143 (metres above sea level)

Population of Dirk Hartog Island WA

At the 2021 national census, the population of 6537 (Including Dirk Hartog Island) was 995 people. Out of those, 500 were male and 492 were female.

208 (20.90%) of those people were born outside Australia, and the remaining 636 people were born in Australia. 100 (10.05%) of these people are Indigenous Australians.

Map of Dirk Hartog Island

Here is a map of Dirk Hartog Island, Western Australia and surrounds.


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