Hester, Western Australia

Hester is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, 7 km north of Bridgetown on the railway.

Hester Western Australia
Hester
Coordinates	33°54′32″S 116°9′40″E
Population	101 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1898
Postcode(s)	6254
Area	22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Location	262 km (163 mi) from Perth 7 km (4 mi) from Bridgetown
LGA(s)	Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
State electorate(s)	Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

It was gazetted a townsite in 1899, and was originally a siding on the Donnybrook to Bridgetown railway, opened in 1898. The town derives its name from the nearby Hester Brook, a name first recorded by surveyor John Forrest in 1866. Hester Brook is named after Edward Godfrey Hester, an early settler (late 1850s) of the Bridgetown district.^[2]