Coolgardie bushfire risk
Of Coolgardie’s 883 mapped properties, 38.3% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Coolgardie’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Coolgardie
Flood and bushfire areas across Coolgardie. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Coolgardie
Coolgardie 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 Coolgardie
Coolgardie is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Special use
Who lives in Coolgardie
At the 2021 Census, 15.4% of Coolgardie’s 773 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 Coolgardie
Coolgardie council approved 1 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Coolgardie council area (not just Coolgardie). 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.