Hester, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia
33°54′32″S 116°9′40″E / 33.90889°S 116.16111°E / -33.90889; 116.16111Population101 (SAL 2021)[1]Established1898Postcode(s)6254Area22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi)Location
  • 262 km (163 mi) from Perth
  • 7 km (4 mi) from Bridgetown
LGA(s)Shire of Bridgetown-GreenbushesState electorate(s)Warren-BlackwoodFederal division(s)O'Connor

Hester is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, 7 km north of Bridgetown on the railway.

It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hester (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – H". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
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Cities, shires, towns and localities in the South West region of Western Australia
City of BunburyCity of BusseltonShire of Augusta–Margaret RiverShire of Boyup BrookShire of Bridgetown–GreenbushesShire of CapelShire of CollieShire of DardanupShire of Donnybrook–BalingupShire of HarveyShire of Manjimup
Shire of Nannup
^* Indicates locality is only partially located within this local government area


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