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]
The Shire of Esperance stretches over the traditional land of a number of indigenous people, the Wudjari and Njunga people, both of the Noongar nation, in the south and west, the Kalaako people, who are also referred to as the Malba or Malpa, in the north-west, and the Ngadjumaya people in the east. Howick, located in its south-east of the shire, is located on the traditional land of the Wudjari and Njunga people.[4][5][6][7][8]
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.[9]
Campsites near the coast are available at Membinup Beach, a basic bush camping site, and Alexander Bay.[9] 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.[10][11]
Nature reserves
[edit]The following named and unnamed nature reserves are located within Howick:[12]
- 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.
- ^ "Kalaako (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Ngadjunmaia (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.
