Grass Patch, Western Australia

Grass Patch
Western Australia
Grass Patch is located in Western Australia
Grass Patch
Grass Patch
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Coordinates33°14′S 121°43′E / 33.23°S 121.72°E / -33.23; 121.72
Population113 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1923
Postcode(s)6446
Elevation218 m (715 ft)
Area1,481.5 km2 (572.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Grass Patch is a small town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located 79 km north of Esperance on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. The town was named after a nearby farm of the same name that had been settled around 1896 and was renowned for bountiful crops and good grass.[2] The town is part of the Shire of Esperance,[3] and services the local farming community.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Grass Patch (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Shire of Esperance". Shire of Esperance. Retrieved 8 April 2008.