Gibson, Western Australia

Gibson is a small town in southeastern Western Australia, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Esperance. At the 2016 census, Gibson had a population of 449.[1]

Gibson
Western Australia
Gibson
Coordinates33°38′56″S 121°48′50″E
Population449 (2016 census)[1]
Established1921
Postcode(s)6448
Elevation218 m (715 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

History

The population of the area was 16 (7 males and 9 females) in 1898.[2]

Gibson was originally proposed in about 1910 as a siding on the Esperance Branch Railway due to a reliable water source in the area, named by surveyor A. W. Canning after a man who discovered the soak whilst searching for stock. The railway itself was not completed until 1925, but the townsite was gazetted on 19 October 1921.[3][4]

Transport

It is served by a station on the Brookfield Rail network, and is also the site of the Esperance Airport. In 2009, a 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) long crossing called by this name but located slightly away from the town was built.[5]

Esperance Bird & Animal Park

Esperance Bird & Animal Park is a small animal park located at Gibson[6] and includes: cockatoos, parrots, macaws, eagles, emus, sheep, goats, highland cattle, horses, llamas, kangaroos, wallabies and foxes.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gibson (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. "Population of Western Australia". Western Mail. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. Western Australian Government Gazette, file 2874/16, 19 October 1921, page 1921:1889.
  4. "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  5. Railway Digest October 2009, p17
  6. "Esperance Bird & Animal Park". Retrieved 15 October 2021.


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