| Type: | town |
| Gibson | |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | Shire of Esperance |
| Postcode: | 6448 |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 9 |
| Coordinates: | -33.6489°N 121.8139°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Est: | 1921 |
| Elevation: | 218 |
| Stategov: | Roe |
| Fedgov: | O'Connor |
| Dist1: | 719 |
| Dir1: | ESE |
| Location1: | Perth |
| Dist2: | 26 |
| Dir2: | N |
| Location2: | Esperance |
| Dist3: | 180 |
| Dir3: | S |
| Location3: | Norseman |
Gibson is a small town in southeastern Western Australia, about 22km (14miles) north of Esperance. At the 2016 census, Gibson had a population of 449.
The population of the area was 16 (7 males and 9 females) in 1898.[1]
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.[2]
It is served by a station on the Brookfield Rail network, and is also the site of the Esperance Airport. In 2009, a 1800m (5,900feet) long crossing called by this name but located slightly away from the town was built.[3]
Esperance Bird & Animal Park is a small animal park located at Gibson[4] and includes: cockatoos, parrots, macaws, eagles, emus, sheep, goats, highland cattle, horses, llamas, kangaroos, wallabies and foxes.