Karlkurla WA 6430
269 addresses · 22 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA › Karlkurla · 548 km from Perth
Living Here
Karlkurla is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 270 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $3,075 a week, with median rent near $301 a week. Most homes are houses. About 48% of households own their home and 52% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kalgoorlie - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Karlkurla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
1 medical clinic
1 hospital
1 library
1 post office
5 service stations
3 gyms & sports centres
1 golf club
1 bakery
2 butchers
1 hardware store
Getting around. Train station: Kalgoorlie, 2.3 km south-east · Airport: Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 6.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 24.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 24.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 75.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2% · Labour-force participation 80.9%
Population by age in Karlkurla
| 0-4 | 26 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 51 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 49 |
| 35-44 | 50 |
| 45-54 | 34 |
| 55-64 | 29 |
| 65-74 | 3 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Karlkurla
| House | 58 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 26 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Karlkurla
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 33 |
| $3,000+ | 43 |
Top ancestries in Karlkurla
| English | 103 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 88 |
| Other | 48 |
| Scottish | 34 |
| Irish | 32 |
| Aboriginal | 16 |
Housing tenure in Karlkurla
| Owned | 4 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 37 |
| Rented | 45 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Karlkurla
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 53 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Karlkurla
| Car | 113 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 3 |
Top countries of birth in Karlkurla
| South Africa | 15 |
|---|---|
| England | 13 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| Pakistan | 7 |
| Chile | 5 |
Languages used at home in Karlkurla
| Afrikaans | 10 |
|---|---|
| Urdu | 8 |
| Spanish | 8 |
| Mandarin | 5 |
| Italian | 3 |
| Tamil | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
6,527 bird observations recorded near Karlkurla — most often seen:
- Inland Singing Honeyeater (379)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (354)
- Red Wattlebird (351)
- Magpie-lark (321)
- Galah (319)
- Western Red Wattlebird (317)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (300)
- Australian Raven (279)
- Australian Ringneck (279)
- Singing Honeyeater (267)
- Port Lincoln Parrot (261)
- Southern Weebill (257)
- Grey Currawong (228)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Karlkurla
- Brown Honeyeater (215)
- Western Striated Pardalote (210)
- Willie Wagtail (198)
- South-western Grey Currawong (180)
- Western Australian Raven (173)
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (173)
- Yellow-throated Miner (168)
- Southern Magpie-lark (166)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (157)
- Pied Butcherbird (145)
- Weebill (135)
- Rock Dove (125)
- Inland Yellow-throated Miner (124)
- Western Galah (113)
- Pacific Black Duck (112)
- Crested Pigeon (111)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (110)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Karlkurla:
- Hannans (1.1 km)
- Lamington (1.3 km)
- West Lamington (1.7 km)
- Piccadilly (1.8 km)
- Mullingar (2.1 km)
- Kalgoorlie (2.9 km)
- Williamstown (3.7 km)
- Somerville (4.1 km)
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Streets
- Aslett Drive (52)
- Fimister Lane (1)
- Graeme Street (22)
- Kakarla Avenue (11)
- Karru Way (2)
- Kuwarra Lane (25)
- Pangara Way (7)
- Piccadilly Street (1)
- Pikurta Way (15)
- Pira Avenue (13)
- Pirntalpa Road (17)
- Piyarrka Street (13)
- Purlka Close (8)
- Scroungers Drive (3)
- Tali Mews (14)
- Tiru Close (10)
- Tutara Way (9)
- Wanari Way (3)
- West Kalgoorlie Road (1)
- Western Road (2)
- Yilkarri Parade (34)
- Yuwari Avenue (6)
