Chadwick is a northern suburb of
Esperance, a town in south-eastern
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
. Its
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
is the
Shire of Esperance
The Shire of Esperance is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, about south of the town of Kalgoorlie and about east-southeast of the state capital, Per ...
. The eastern terminus of the
South Coast Highway is located in Chadwick.
Chadwick was gazetted in 1971, and at the 2006 census, Chadwick had a population of 165.
The
State Heritage listed former Esperance Fish Cannery is located in Chadwick. The cannery was built in 1948 but only functioned as such for one year, and is now an arts centre.
References
{{Towns Goldfields–Esperance WA
Suburbs of Esperance, Western Australia