North Bannister, Western Australia

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 km^2 (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

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.

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]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Bannister (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Bannister (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2007.