Heavy Industrial Land

The Department of State Development, in consultation with other State Government agencies, local government and the community, is responsible for ensuring adequate heavy industrial land is available for future investors and expansions of existing WA businesses.

Currently the Department is heavily involved in expansions of the Kemerton Industrial Park.

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For information and advice on land availability please contact Landcorp (refer to Related Links on the right).

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The Boodarie Industrial Estate is located 5km west of Port Hedland and has long been planned to support the growth of downstream processing in the Port Hedland area.  Local resources of iron ore, manganese and salt are available, and a natural gas pipeline passes through the estate to deliver gas from Dampier (approx 250km away) to the Alinta power station in the estate and mining operations in the East Pilbara.

Appropriate zoning and infrastructure plans are in place to allow resource processing projects to locate on the estate, which has ready access to roads, water, natural gas, power and port facilities in Port Hedland.

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The Burrup Industrial Estate is located on the coast of Western Australia’s (WA) Pilbara region. It is a well-established industrial estate offering affordable vacant land for heavy industry in close proximity to Australia’s largest tonnage port and extensive natural gas infrastructure. It is located 16km north of the regional centre, the town of Karratha.
The Estate offers almost 350 hectares to prospective tenants and has attracted renewed interest from potential projects in recent years.

The Burrup is already home to the North West Shelf LNG plant, the Burrup Fertilisers ammonia plant, and the Woodside Energy Limited Pluto LNG project (under construction). The adjoining area houses extensive Dampier Port Authority facilities for the export of LNG, iron ore, solar salt, as well as supply base functions for the offshore hydrocarbon industry.

Extensive support industries are available in the area. These include specialists in such diverse fields as port services, marine and subsea support industries, heavy lifting, RORO, specialty welding and construction as well as engineering, mining, trades, and administrative work.

Existing multi-user infrastructure includes general cargo and bulk liquid export facilities, infrastructure corridors, roads, and cooling seawater provision and brine return. The State Government has dedicated almost A$184 million for multi-user infrastructure for the Burrup, much of which is already in place.

Changes to international oil and gas economics in recent years have meant many projects have had to explore alternative locations. Long-term availability of natural gas in industrial volumes is one of the key energy and feedstock security features of the Burrup Industrial Estate.

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Established in 1985 the estate covers an area of 7543 ha, comprising an industrial core of 2100 ha, a support industry area of 300 ha, an inter-industry buffer of 175 ha and a buffer area of 5437 ha.

The estate is situated between major transport links to the Perth metropolitan area and the Port of Bunbury, and has provision for a rail link. It has high voltage power and access to natural gas. It is situated close to deposits of bauxite/alumina, coal, mineral and silica sands and timber resources.

Currently there are three integrated chemical plants (titanium dioxide pigment, chlor-alkali and air separation) and a silicon smelter in the estate, occupying 215 ha. Industries which may potentially locate in the estate include pulp and paper mill, aluminium smelter, steel plant, and titanium minerals processing.

Further information can be obtained from the South West Development Commission's dedicated site on the Kemerton Industrial Park (refer to Related Links on the right).

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