Grass Patch, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°14′S 121°43′E / 33.23°S 121.72°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1923 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,481.5 km2 (572.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 113 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6446 | ||||||||||||
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Grass Patch is a small town and locality in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located 79 km north of Esperance on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. The town was named after a nearby farm of the same name that had been settled around 1896 and was renowned for bountiful crops and good grass. The town is part of the Shire of Esperance, and services the local farming community.
A number of protected areas are located in Grass Patch, the Bishops, Red Lake Townsite, Truslove Townsite, Truslove North, Swan Lagoon, Jeffrey Lagoon, Ridley North and Ridley South Nature Reserves. Apart from the Grass Patch townsite, the locality also includes the Red Lake and the former Truslove townsites.