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Gibson
Western Australiahamlet
Gibson
Total population
449
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Gibson is a town and locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Esperance. The Coolgardie–Esperance Highway and Kalgoorlie to Esperance railway the run through the locality from north to south. Esperance Airport and Helms Arboretum Reserve are located in the south-west of Gibson.
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History
The population of the area was 16 (7 males and 9 females) in 1898. Gibson was originally proposed in about 1910 as a siding on the Esperance branch railway due to a reliable water source in the area, named by surveyor A. W. Canning after a man who discovered the soak whilst searching for stock. The railway itself was not completed until 1925, but the townsite was gazetted on 19 October 1921.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata Gould, 1838 · Aves56
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves52
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves50
- Short-billed black-cockatooZanda latirostris (Carnaby, 1948) · Aves46
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves46
- Yellow-throated MinerManorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves46
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves45
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves40
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2001-10-19107 km WNW of Nulsen, Australia
- M 2.5 — 2001-10-1990 km W of Nulsen, Australia
- M 3 — 2001-08-1875 km NE of Castletown, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Western Australia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Gibson
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Gibson, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ASGS 2021
- SAL50539
- Population (Wikidata)
- 406
- Wikidata
- Q5559270
ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112