Howick, Western Australia

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Howick
Western Australia
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Howick
Howick, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°38′26″S122°53′01″E / 33.64052°S 122.88374°E / -33.64052; 122.88374
Population45 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6450
Area1,133.7 km2 (437.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Localities around Howick:
Beaumont Beaumont Buraminya
Condingup Howick Boyatup
Condingup Southern Ocean Cape Arid

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. [2] [3]

Howick is on the traditional land of the Wudjari and Njunga people, both of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6]

Only one sealed road passes through Howick, the west–east-running Fisheries Road which connects Esperance to Cape Arid National Park. Access to the locality's coastline is limited to a few unsealed roads and tracks and no road runs along the coastline. The nearest services to Howick are to the west, in Condingup. [7]

Campsites near the coast are available at Membinup Beach, a basic bush camping site, and Alexander Bay. [7] The beaches at Membinup and Alexander Bay are not patrolled by Surf Life Saving Australia but are listed on their website with information on the beach conditions and dangers. [8] [9]

Nature reserves

The following named and unnamed nature reserves are located within Howick: [10]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Howick (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. "Wudjari (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  5. "Njunga (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  7. 1 2 Hema, Maps (2017). Western Australia Road and 4WD Track Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains, Queensland: Hema Maps. pp. 112 & 113. ISBN   978-1-86500-732-8.
  8. "Alexander Bay (3)". beachsafe.org.au. Surf Life Saving Australia . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  9. "Membinup". beachsafe.org.au. Surf Life Saving Australia . Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  10. "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water . Retrieved 1 January 2025.