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Higginsville is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.[2] At the 2016 census, Higginsville had a population of 66.

Higginsville
Western Australia
Higginsville
Coordinates31°45′00″S 121°43′00″E
Population19 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1907
Postcode(s)6443
Location
  • 750 km (466 mi) E of Perth
  • 58 km (36 mi) N of Norseman
LGA(s)Shire of Coolgardie
State electorate(s)Eyre
Federal division(s)O'Connor

The town was gazetted in 1907 and is believed to have been named after the prospector Patrick Justice Higgins.[2]

The town is located on the Esperance Branch Railway, west of Lake Cowan. The currently active Higginsville Gold Mine is located nearby.


See also



References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Higginsville (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. History of country town names - H Archived 12 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Landgate website, accessed: 25 January 2010



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