Xantippe is a rural locality in Western Australia, approximately 220 kilometres (140 mi) north east of Perth and 33 km (21 mi) east of Dalwallinu. It is the only place in Australia whose name starts with an X. In the 2016 census, the population was recorded as 20, in 9 families, of whom 55% were male and 45% female. The median age was 46.