North Bannister, Western Australia

North Bannister is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 94 kilometres (58 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth along Albany Highway between Armadale and Williams.

North Bannister Western Australia
North Bannister
Coordinates	32.538°S 116.478°E / -32.538; 116.478
Population	0 (SAL 2016)[1][2]
Postcode(s)	6390
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Area	142.5 km2 (55.0 sq mi)
Location	94 km (58 mi) SSE of Perth 24 km (15 mi) N of Boddington 39 km (24 mi) ENE of Dwellingup
LGA(s)	Shire of Wandering
State electorate(s)	Wagin
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

The locality's name honours Thomas Bannister who discovered the nearby Bannister River, a tributary of the Hotham River, in 1830 while leading the first overland expedition from Perth to King George Sound (now Albany). The name was applied to the river in 1832 by surveyor-general John Septimus Roe.^[3]