Hester Brook, Western Australia

Hester Brook
Hester Brook
Suburb
	Interactive map of Hester Brook
	Coordinates: 33°55′S 116°06′E / 33.92°S 116.10°E
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes;
Location	252 km (157 mi) from Perth ; 87 km (54 mi) from Bunbury ; 7 km (4.3 mi) from Bridgetown ;
Government
• State electorate	Warren-Blackwood;
• Federal division	O'Connor;
Area
• Total	51.8 km2 (20.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	127 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	6255
	Suburbs around Hester Brook

Hester Brook is a rural locality of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia. Hester Brook is located on the South Western Highway, which passes through its north-eastern part. The Blackwood River forms the south-western border of the locality.^[3]^[4]

It is on the traditional land of the Noongar people.^[5]^[6]

The heritage-listed Peninsula House, a homestead dating back to 1920, is located in Hester Brook, overlooking a bend in the Blackwood River. An earlier cottage at the location, dating back to 1890, was destroyed in a bushfire in 2009.^[7] A second heritage-listed building, Parkville, also overlooking a bend in the river, dates back to 1900. An older dwelling at the site, built a decade earlier, is now used as a tool shed.^[8]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hester Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hester Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes". Retrieved 18 January 2025. We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Kaneang, Pibelmen and Wadandi people.
^ "Nyungar Placenames in the South-West of Western Australia". Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Peninsula House". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ "Parkville". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hester Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hester Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[3] "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[4] "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[5] "Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes". Retrieved 18 January 2025. We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Kaneang, Pibelmen and Wadandi people.

[6] "Nyungar Placenames in the South-West of Western Australia". Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[7] "Peninsula House". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[8] "Parkville". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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Cities, shires, towns and localities in the South West region of Western Australia
City of Bunbury	Bunbury (suburb) Carey Park College Grove Davenport East Bunbury Glen Iris Pelican Point Picton South Bunbury Usher Vittoria Withers
City of Busselton	Abba River Abbey Acton Park Ambergate Anniebrook Boallia Bovell Broadwater Busselton (suburb) Carbunup River Chapman Hill Dunsborough Eagle Bay Geographe Hithergreen Jarrahwood Jindong Kalgup Kaloorup Kealy Ludlow^* Marybrook Metricup Naturaliste North Jindong Quedjinup Quindalup Reinscourt Ruabon Sabina River Siesta Park Tutunup Vasse Walsall West Busselton Wilyabrup Wonnerup Yallingup Yallingup Siding Yalyalup Yelverton Yoganup Yoongarillup
Shire of Augusta–Margaret River	Alexandra Bridge Augusta Baudin Boranup Bramley Burnside Courtenay Cowaramup Deepdene East Augusta Forest Grove Gnarabup Gracetown Hamelin Bay Karridale Kudardup Leeuwin Margaret River Molloy Island Nillup Osmington Prevelly Redgate Rosa Brook Rosa Glen Schroeder^* Scott River Treeton Warner Glen Witchcliffe Yebble
Shire of Boyup Brook	Benjinup Boyup Brook Chowerup Dinninup Kulikup Mayanup McAlinden Scotts Brook Tonebridge Wilga
Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes	Bridgetown Catterick Glenlynn Greenbushes Hester Hester Brook Kangaroo Gully Kingston Maranup North Greenbushes Sunnyside Wandillup Winnejup Yornup
Shire of Capel	Boyanup Capel Capel River Dalyellup Elgin Forrest Beach Gelorup Gwindinup Ludlow^* North Boyanup Peppermint Grove Beach Stirling Estate Stratham The Plains
Shire of Collie	Allanson Buckingham Cardiff Collie Collie Burn Harris River Lyalls Mill Muja Mungalup Palmer Preston Settlement Shotts Worsley Yourdamung Lake
Shire of Dardanup	Burekup Crooked Brook Dardanup Dardanup West Eaton Ferguson Henty Millbridge Paradise Picton East Waterloo Wellington Forest Wellington Mill
Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup	Argyle Balingup Beelerup Brazier Brookhampton Charley Creek Cundinup^* Donnybrook Glen Mervyn Grimwade Kirup Lowden Mullalyup Mumballup Newlands Noggerup Paynedale Queenwood Southampton Thomson Brook Upper Capel Wilga West Yabberup
Shire of Harvey	Australind Beela Benger Binningup Brunswick Junction Cookernup Harvey Hoffman Leschenault Mornington Myalup Parkfield Roelands Uduc Warawarrup Wellesley Wokalup Yarloop
Shire of Manjimup	Balbarrup Beedelup Boorara Brook Broke Callcup Channybearup Collins Crowea Deanmill Diamond Tree Dingup Dixvale Eastbrook Glenoran Jardee Lake Muir Linfarne Manjimup Meerup Middlesex Mordalup North Walpole Northcliffe Palgarup Pemberton Perup Quinninup Ringbark Shannon Smith Brook Upper Warren Walpole Wilgarrup Windy Harbour Yanmah Yeagarup
Shire of Nannup	Barrabup Biddelia Carlotta Cundinup^* Darradup Donnelly River East Nannup Jalbarragup Lake Jasper Nannup Peerabeelup Schroeder^* Scott River East
^* Indicates locality is only partially located within this local government area