Exhibit 21

                       Subsidiaries of the Registrant





Parent
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Timberland Bancorp, Inc.




                                      Percentage          Jurisdiction or
Subsidiaries                         of Ownership     State of Incorporation
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Timberland Bank                          100%               Washington

Timberland Service Corporation (1)       100%                Washington

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(1) This corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Timberland Bank.