Of the 40,000 people that call the Pilbara home about 19,000 local residents live in the Shire of Roebourne located 1,557 kilometres north of Perth on the spectacular Pilbara coast. The Shire of Roebourne consists of five major towns including Karratha, Dampier, Roebourne, Wickham, Point Samson and the historic settlement of Cossack.