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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
|  name     = Point Samson
|  image    = Point Samson, Western Australia.jpg
|  caption  = Point Samson, Western Australia
|  lga      = [[City of Karratha]]
| pop               = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| area     = {{cvt |input=P2046}}
| local_map   = yes
| zoom        = 10
|coordinates = {{coord|20|38|00|S|117|12|00|E|display=inline,title}}
|  est      = 1880s
|  postcode = 6720
|  dist1    = 38 | location1 = [[Karratha, Western Australia|Karratha]]
|  fedgov   =[[Division of Durack|Durack]]
|  stategov =[[Electoral district of North West|North West]]
|  state    = wa
|  maxtemp  = 31.9
|  mintemp  = 20.1
|  rainfall = 295.0
}}
'''Point Samson''' is a small coastal settlement {{convert|1,579|km}} north of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and {{convert|18|km}} north of [[Roebourne, Western Australia|Roebourne]] in the [[Pilbara region of Western Australia]]. The town is a popular holiday location for the nearby mining towns, including [[Wickham, Western Australia|Wickham]], [[Karratha, Western Australia|Karratha]] and [[Dampier, Western Australia|Dampier]]. Fishing is the main industry.

From 1938 to 1966 [[Asbestos#Blue|blue asbestos]], also known as crocidolite, was carried here by truck from [[Wittenoom, Western Australia|Wittenoom]] for shiploading by the [[Australian Blue Asbestos]] company.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Campbell Environmental Ltd | author2=Western Australia. Dept. of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare | author3=Western Australia. Dept. of Land Administration | author4=Western Australia. Environmental Protection Authority | title=Monitoring and cleanup of asbestos at Point Samson for new site development | publication-date=1990 | publisher=Campbell Environmental] | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5973441 | accessdate=5 May 2012 }}</ref>

The townsite was investigated for further development in the 1980s.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Allen, D. J | author2=Western Australia. Dept of Land Administration. Land Planning Development and Management Division | title=Point Samson townsite proposed development : planning report | publication-date=1986 | publisher=Dept. of Land Administration, Land Planning Development and Management Division | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7942408 | accessdate=5 May 2012 }}</ref>

The population of Point Samson was 235 at the 2021 census, slightly up from 231 at the 2016 census,<ref name=pop2016>[http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC51243?opendocument Australian Bureau of Statistics]</ref> down from 298 in 2011 and 274 in 2006.<ref>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC50654|name=Point Samson (State Suburb)|accessdate=2014-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55341|name=Point Samson (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-10-02}}</ref>

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[[Category:City of Karratha]]
[[Category:Coastal towns in Western Australia]]
[[Category:Fishing communities in Australia]]


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