Who lives here
11,046
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age32
- Aged 65+3.7%
- Under 2536.7%
- Median household income$2,586/wk
- Median rent$240/wk
Port Hedland, Western Australia
The town that keeps Pilbara iron ore moving.
South Hedland is the residential half of an export economy. Port Hedland's harbour ships the iron ore out; South Hedland is where the workforce that keeps it moving actually lives, 11,046 people with a median age of 32 and a household income of $2,586 a week, well above what most Australian towns see. Construction leads business counts across the Port Hedland council area with 174 businesses, the physical evidence of a town still building houses, sheds and accommodation to keep up with the people mining brings in.
Freight and trades here travel a long way before they reach a customer, and that cost shows up in every quote before a business even opens the door. South Hedland already supports an estimated 590 local businesses, competing for a population that is young, 36.7% under 25, and paid mining-town wages that most of the country would call generous. A website that loads properly on patchy reception past the highway turn-off, states its price bracket without a phone call, and works from the cab of a ute at knockoff time is worth more here than a slick homepage built for fibre and idle browsing. A mechanic, an electrician, a real estate agent or a recruiter placing fly-in fly-out crews are all chasing the same well-paid, time-poor audience, and the one that looks legitimate online gets the first call.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a South Hedland brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The South Hedland market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for South Hedland itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Port Hedland area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~590
businesses in South Hedland (estimated*)
- Port Hedland total889
- Solo / non-employing509
- 1–4 staff223
- 5–19 staff117
- 20+ staff40
82% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Port Hedland (2025)
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Construction174
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Rental, hiring & real estate123
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Transport, postal & warehousing108
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Other services86
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Professional, scientific & technical services80
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Administrative & support services78
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What South Hedland businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $8,500
Timeline
2–4 weeks
Builders and subcontractors need a site that shows finished jobs and gets the quote request in before the next call goes to a competitor.
- Before-and-after project gallery
- Quote request form with job details
- Mobile-first for on-site browsing
- Google Business Profile integration
Real Estate & Rental Listings
Typical price
$5,000 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
Property managers and agents need searchable listings and enquiry forms, not a static brochure, when rental turnover moves this fast.
- Searchable property listings
- Per-listing enquiry forms
- Photo galleries for each property
- Agent contact and booking widget
Transport & Logistics Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $7,500
Timeline
2–3 weeks
Freight and transport operators need a site that states routes, capacity and safety credentials so a quote needs no back-and-forth.
- Fleet and services overview
- Freight quote request form
- Compliance and safety documents
- Driver recruitment page
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Why FindDevs in South Hedland
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
In a town of ~590 businesses there might be one or two people building websites, if they're taking work on. We put your brief in front of vetted developers across Australia and hand you three written quotes to compare, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for South Hedland's actual customers.
The median age in South Hedland is 32. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
South Hedland questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or construction site with a project gallery and quote form runs $3,500 – $8,500 and takes 2–4 weeks. A searchable real estate or rental listings site runs $5,000 – $12,000 over 4–6 weeks, and a transport or logistics site with a freight quote form runs $3,000 – $7,500 over 2–3 weeks. We match you with three vetted Australian developers and each returns a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, so you can compare before committing to anything.
Not necessarily, and that is normal for remote and regional Western Australia. The developers we match are Australian, vetted and chosen for the brief, not for a local address. Delivery happens online: briefing calls, design reviews and revisions all work the same whether the developer is in Perth, Fremantle or interstate. What matters is that they understand what a South Hedland business needs from a site, price bracket up front, fast loading on patchy reception, and a phone number that actually gets answered, not whether they have ever driven through town.
Timeframes depend on scope. A straightforward trade or construction site with a gallery and quote form takes 2–4 weeks. A real estate or rental listings site with search and filtering takes longer, 4–6 weeks, because there is more to build and test. A transport or logistics site with a quote request form sits in between at 2–3 weeks. You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours of asking, so you know the real timeframe before you commit to a start date.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to South Hedland businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around South Hedland, by registered businesses in Port Hedland. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
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