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]

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. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – G". Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  5. Railway Digest October 2009, p17


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