Kalgoorlie bushfire risk
Of Kalgoorlie’s 3,772 mapped properties, 3.6% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Kalgoorlie’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Kalgoorlie
Flood and bushfire areas across Kalgoorlie. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie 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 Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie 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 Kalgoorlie
At the 2021 Census, 31.9% of Kalgoorlie’s 3,711 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 Kalgoorlie
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 Kalgoorlie). 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.