Hester, Western Australia

Hester
Western Australia
Hester is located in Western Australia
Hester
Hester
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Coordinates33°54′32″S 116°9′40″E / 33.90889°S 116.16111°E / -33.90889; 116.16111
Population101 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1898
Postcode(s)6254
Area22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal 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]

  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.