Tom Price, Western Australia

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Tom Price
Western Australia

Population: 3,094 (2001)
Established: 1960s
Postcode: 6751
Elevation: 747 m (2,451 ft)
Location:
LGA: Shire of Ashburton
State District: Central Kimberley-Pilbara
Federal Division: Kalgoorlie
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
33.3 °C
92 °F		 18.7 °C
66 °F		 280.8 mm
11.1 in

Tom Price is an industrial town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is located at the edge of the Hamersley Range. It is the highest town above sea level (747 metres) in Western Australia and dubbed "The top town" because of it. It is primarily an iron ore mining town with a population of 4,260. The town is named after nearby Mount Tom Price, which was in turn named after Thomas Moore Price, the vice-president of the U.S.-based steel company Kaiser Steel who was involved in the early development of the iron ore mining industry in the Pilbara. Tom Price is the closest town to the Karijini National Park and is serviced by the nearby Paraburdoo Airport.

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[edit] Recreational Activities

There is a motocross, speedway and bmx track and many sporting facilities such as a pool, tennis, squash, netball, volleyball and basketball courts, and 3 ovals. Because of this it is a very sports orientated town with little else for the youth of Tom Price to do.

[edit] Schools

North Tom Price Primary School (situated in Area W)
Tom Price Primary School
Tom Price Senior High School

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