The Shire of Esperance is a local government area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south of the town of Kalgoorlie and about 720 kilometres (450 mi) east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 42,547 square kilometres (16,427 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Esperance, where about three-quarters of the Shire's population resides.
The Shire of Ravensthorpe is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about halfway between the city of Albany and the town of Esperance and about 530 kilometres (329 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 13,551 square kilometres (5,232 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Ravensthorpe.
Grass Patch is a small town and locality in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located 79 km north of Esperance on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. The town was named after a nearby farm of the same name that had been settled around 1896 and was renowned for bountiful crops and good grass. The town is part of the Shire of Esperance, and services the local farming community.
Cascade is a small town in Western Australia located 677 kilometres (421 mi) east of Perth along the South Coast between Ravensthorpe and Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The Griffiths, Fields and Cascade Nature Reserves are located within Cascade.
Dalyup is a town and locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located on the South Coast Highway and the Southern Ocean. The Lake Mortijinup Nature Reserve as well as two unnamed nature reserves are located in Dalyup.
Bow Bridge is a rural locality of the Shire of Denmark in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is located between Denmark and Walpole on the South Coast Highway. It is also situated on the Bow River. To the south it borders the Southern Ocean and the Irwin Inlet and, in the east, the Kent River.
South Glencoe is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Johns Well Nature Reserve is located within South Glencoe, as is a small part of the unnamed WA24282 Nature Reserve.
Monjebup is a rural locality of the Shire of Gnowangerup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Pallinup River forms the southern border of Monjebup. The Greaves Road Nature Reserve is located in the south-west of Monjebup, while the Monjebup Reserve is located in the north.
West River is a rural locality of the Shire of Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway passes through the locality from west to east. West River borders the Fitzgerald River National Park to the south and the townsite of Fitzgerald to the west. The West River and the Hammersley River originate in the locality. The Long Creek Nature Reserve as well as an unnamed nature reserve are located in the north of West River.
Kundip is an abandoned mining town of the Shire of Ravensthorpe in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located within the locality of Ravensthorpe, on the Hopetoun to Ravensthorpe Road.
Red Lake is an abandoned town in the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated within the locality of Grass Patch, on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway.
Dowak is an abandoned town in the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated within the locality of Salmon Gums, on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway.
Windabout is a suburb of Esperance and a locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The suburb is residential in the south-east, while the west is taken up by Esperance golf course and the north by parts of the Woody Lake Nature Reserve.
Monjingup is a locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway and the Kalgoorlie to Esperance railway pass through Monjingup while the Coolgardie–Esperance Highway forms its eastern border. The western part of the townsite of Shark Lake is located in the north-east of Monjingup, while the Lake Warden Nature Reserve is located in the south-east.
Myrup is a locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The Coolgardie–Esperance Highway forms its western border of Myrup. The eastern part of the townsite of Shark Lake is located in the west of Myrup, while the Woody Lake Nature Reserve is located in the south-west.
Wittenoom Hills is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. A substantial part of the locality is covered by nature reserves, established in 1966 and 1974. The Wittenoom Hills are a range of hills with Mount Burdett, 271 metres (889 ft) high, as its most prominent point.
Mount Ney is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Parts of the Kau Rock Nature Reserve and all of the Mount Ney Nature Reserve are located within Mount Ney, the latter centred around the 328-metre-high (1,076 ft) mountain of the same name.
Buraminya is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The locality is extensively covered by protected areas, the Dundas Nature Reserve and the Ngadju Indigenous Protected Area. Mount Buraminya, with a height of 233 metres (764 ft), is located in the south of Buraminya. Buraminya's eastern and south-eastern borders are formed by the boundary of Nuytsland Nature Reserve and Cape Arid National Park.
Beaumont is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The locality is home to six nature reserves. Mount Beaumont, with a height of 276 metres (906 ft), is located in the north-west of Beaumont, just outside the Beaumont Nature Reserve.
Howick is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean. The locality is home to a number of nature reserves and borders the Cape Arid National Park in the east.
