Hester bushfire risk

Of Hester’s 73 mapped properties, 86.3% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Hester’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

No data yet
Flood mapping
86.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
73
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Hester

Flood and bushfire areas across Hester. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Hester

Hester sits in the South West police district, which recorded 15,820 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,820 total. Figures are for the whole South West police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Hester

Hester is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other100% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: State Forest

Who lives in Hester

At the 2021 Census, 8.9% of Hester’s 101 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.5%
English48.5%
Scottish14.9%
Italian4%
Dutch3%
German3%

Top countries of birth

England4%
New Zealand3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Other suburbs in Shire Of Bridgetown Greenbushes

Compare Hester with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.