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Coolgardie WA 6429

829 addresses · 40 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Coolgardie LGA › Coolgardie · 515 km from Perth

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Living Here

Coolgardie is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 773 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,260 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

773Population
49Median age
$1,260Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kambalda - Coolgardie - Norseman statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Coolgardie itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 33.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 19.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coolgardie

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Coolgardie WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.3% · Labour-force participation 48.5%

Population by age in Coolgardie
Population by age, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-432
5-1492
15-1936
20-2429
25-3463
35-4482
45-54132
55-64154
65-74117
75-8435
85+4
Dwelling types in Coolgardie
Dwelling types, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
House259
Townhouse5
Apartment12
Other11
Households by weekly income in Coolgardie
Households by weekly income, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65065
$650-1,49962
$1,500-2,99982
$3,000+24
Top ancestries in Coolgardie
Top ancestries, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
English255
Australian245
Ancestry NS156
Aboriginal108
Irish56
Scottish52
Housing tenure in Coolgardie
Housing tenure, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned114
Mortgage76
Rented75
Other11
Cars per household in Coolgardie
Cars per household, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
018
189
282
355
4+23
Commute to work in Coolgardie
Commute to work, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car218
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Coolgardie
Top countries of birth, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand43
England16
Philippines9
Papua New Guinea5
Germany4
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Coolgardie
Languages used at home, Coolgardie WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous5
Punjabi4
Russian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,437 bird observations recorded near Coolgardie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coolgardie

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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