Howick, Western Australia

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 Western Australia
Howick
Coordinates	33.64052°S 122.88374°E / -33.64052; 122.88374
Population	45 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6450
Area	1,133.7 km2 (437.7 sq mi)
Location	677 km (421 mi) SE of Perth 197 km (122 mi) SE of Norseman 81 km (50 mi) E of Esperance
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 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]

• 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.