Higginsville, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia
31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E / 31.75000°S 121.71667°E / -31.75000; 121.71667Population19 (SAL 2021)[1]Established1907Postcode(s)6443Area1,025.4 km2 (395.9 sq mi)Location
  • 750 km (466 mi) E of Perth
  • 58 km (36 mi) N of Norseman
LGA(s)Shire of CoolgardieState electorate(s)EyreFederal division(s)O'Connor

Higginsville is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.[2] According to the 2016 census, Higginsville had a population of 66.

The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins.[2]

The town is located on the Esperance Branch Railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.

See also

  • Higginsville Gold Mine

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higginsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b History of country town names - H Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Landgate website, accessed: 25 January 2010
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