Boulder bushfire report
Of Boulder’s 2,932 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Boulder’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Crime near Boulder
Boulder sits in the Goldfields-Esperance police district, which recorded 12,255 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,255 total. Figures are for the whole Goldfields-Esperance police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Boulder
Boulder is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Tourism
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Zone: Public purposes
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Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Boulder
At the 2021 Census, 18.3% of Boulder’s 4,872 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Boulder
Kalgoorlie-Boulder council approved 40 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kalgoorlie-Boulder council area (not just Boulder). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.