North Bannister, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

32°32′17″S 116°28′41″E / 32.538°S 116.478°E / -32.538; 116.478Population0 (SAL 2016)^[1]^[2]Postcode(s)6390Elevation337 m (1,106 ft)Area142.5 km² (55.0 sq mi)Location

94 km (58 mi) SSE of Perth
24 km (15 mi) N of Boddington
39 km (24 mi) ENE of Dwellingup

LGA(s)Shire of WanderingState electorate(s)Wagin Federal division(s)O'Connor

North Bannister is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 94 kilometres (58 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth along Albany Highway between Armadale and Williams.

The locality's name honours Thomas Bannister who discovered the nearby Bannister River, a tributary of the Hotham River, in 1830 while leading the first overland expedition from Perth to King George Sound (now Albany). The name was applied to the river in 1832 by surveyor-general John Septimus Roe.^[3]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Bannister (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Bannister (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2007.