Ferguson is a rural locality of the Shire of Dardanup in the South West region of Western Australia.
[4] The Ferguson River runs through the locality, which was named after John Ferguson who owned a property along the river, by the surveyor H.M. Ommanney in 1844.
[5] Ferguson is located on the traditional land of the Noongar people.
[6][7] The locality is home to three heritage listed sites, the Ferguson District Hall, St Aidan's Church and cemetery and the Upper Ferguson School site.
[9] The Ferguson District Hall has a similar history, dating back to 1966, when it replaced an earlier hall from 1905.