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Wharton Western Australia
Duke of Orleans Bay
Wharton
Coordinates	33°55′26″S 122°34′44″E / 33.92400°S 122.57877°E / -33.92400; 122.57877
Established	1964
Postcode(s)	6450
Area	0.15 km (0.058 sq mi)
Location	664 km (413 mi) SE of Perth 206 km (128 mi) SE of Norseman 64 km (40 mi) E of Esperance
LGA(s)	Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Wharton is a town in the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is situated within the locality of Condingup, on the Duke of Orleans Bay, coast of the Southern Ocean. The area of the townsite is split into two separate, distinct areas. The larger northern part is taken up by the Duke of Orleans Bay Caravan Park, while the smaller southern part is undeveloped site by the beach.

The area around the Duke of Orleans Bay was set aside as a recreation reserve in 1882. This recreation reserve was enlarged in 1903 and, again, in the late 1950s. In 1964, a townsite was gazetted at Wharton but the site's only development were a carvan park, a golf course and an area for camping. The town has been named after the nearby Wharton Island which, in turn, was named after William Wharton, a British admiral and Hydrographer of the Navy.

References

1. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
2. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
3. "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

External links

• Tourism Western Australia: Duke of Orleans Bay

• Towns in Western Australia
• Shire of Esperance
• 1964 establishments in Australia