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Gibson
Western Australia
Gibson is located in Western Australia
Gibson
Gibson
Location in Western Australia
Population 449 (2016 census)
Established 1921
Postcode(s) 6448
Elevation 218 m (715 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

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.

History

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

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.

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.

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