West Lamington WA 6430

Living Here

West Lamington is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,373 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,456 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range 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: West Lamington itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 15 schools

  • North Kalgoorlie Primary School
  • Kalgoorlie Primary School
  • Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
  • Eastern Goldfields College
  • South Kalgoorlie Primary School
  • Hannans Primary School
  • East Kalgoorlie Primary School
  • John Paul College
  • Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School
  • Goldfields Baptist College

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• 12 cafés & restaurants

  • Orecchiette Kalgoorlie
  • The Coffee Club
  • Golden India Restaurant
  • Yada Thai
  • Muzz Buzz
  • Vienna Coffee Lounge
  • De Bernales
  • Pasta 2 Go
  • Xings Sushi and Noodle
  • Dôme

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• 4 supermarkets

  • Hannans IGA
  • Woolworths
  • Coles
  • Coles
• 10 parks

  • Shepherdson Park
  • Wallace Park
  • Hammond Park
  • Edward Park
  • Rotary Peace Park
  • Centennial Park
  • Kingsbury Park
  • Rosenberg Circle Reserve
  • Hefron Park
  • Mosconi Circle Reserve
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Mary's Catholic Church
• 2 pharmacies

  • Guardian
  • Kalgoorlie Pharmacy
• 1 medical clinic

  • Goldfields Chiropractic & Healing Centre
• 1 hospital

  • Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital
• 1 library

  • William Grundt Memorial Library
• 1 post office

  • Kalgoorlie Post Office
• 6 service stations

  • BP
  • Caltex
  • Ampol
  • Puma
  • Liberty Oil Kalgoorie
  • Shell
• 4 gyms & sports centres

  • Ray Finlayson Sporting Complex
  • Sir Richard Moore Sports Centre
  • Victoria Park
  • Goldfields Oasis
• 1 golf club

  • Kalgoorlie Golf Course
• 1 bakery

  • Goldfields Hot Bread
• 2 butchers

  • Lenard's
  • Everett Butchers
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 19 places to stay

  • Golddust Kalgoorlie Backpackers YHA
  • Allora House Kalgoorlie
  • Hospitality Kalgoorlie
  • Quality Inn Railway
  • Carnegie Lodge
  • Kalgoorlie Hotel
  • Kalgoorlie Overland Motel
  • The Palace Hotel
  • Exchange Hotel
  • Kalgoorlie Caravan Park

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Getting around. Train station: Kalgoorlie, 1.2 km east · Airport: Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 4.4 km south.

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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: 8.9% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 71.5%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,710 bird observations recorded near West Lamington — most often seen:

• Inland Singing Honeyeater (390)
• Western Brown Honeyeater (364)
• Red Wattlebird (360)
• Magpie-lark (334)
• Western Red Wattlebird (328)
• Galah (325)
• Laughing Turtle-dove (319)
• Australian Ringneck (288)
• Australian Raven (285)
• Singing Honeyeater (281)
• Port Lincoln Parrot (268)
• Southern Weebill (262)
• Grey Currawong (229)

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 West Lamington:

• Piccadilly (1 km)
• Kalgoorlie (1.5 km)
• Lamington (1.6 km)
• Karlkurla (1.7 km)
• Mullingar (2.2 km)
• Somerville (2.5 km)
• Hannans (2.5 km)
• South Kalgoorlie (2.9 km)

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