Howick, Western Australia
| Howick Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Howick | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°38′26″S 122°53′01″E / 33.64052°S 122.88374°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 45 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6450 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,133.7 km2 (437.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]The following named and unnamed nature reserves are located within Howick:[10]
- Beaumont Nature Reserve was gazetted on 29 June 1973 and has a size of 117.59 square kilometres (45.40 sq mi). Only a small section of this reserve is located in Howick, the majority is located in neighbouring Beaumont. Located in the Mallee and Esperance Plains bioregion.
- Alexander Nature Reserve was gazetted on 20 December 1963 and has a size of 8.07 square kilometres (3.12 sq mi). Located in the Esperance Plains bioregion.
- Muntz Nature Reserve, which also stretches into neighbouring Beaumont, was gazetted on 29 June 1973 and has a size of 36.18 square kilometres (13.97 sq mi). Located in the Mallee bioregion.
- Neredup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 August 1974 and has a size of 17.09 square kilometres (6.60 sq mi). Located in the Mallee bioregion.
- Unnamed WA27087 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 20 December 1963 and has a size of 0.38 square kilometres (0.15 sq mi). Located in the Esperance Plains bioregion.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Howick (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Wudjari (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Njunga (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Alexander Bay (3)". beachsafe.org.au. Surf Life Saving Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Membinup". beachsafe.org.au. Surf Life Saving Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
