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WA · Coolgardie Council

Coolgardie, 6429

Est. population · Jun 2025

773

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.7%

Median age

49

Median income

$1,260/wk

Employment rate

44.9%

University qualified

5.4%

Work from home

1.4%

Languages at home

7.7%non-English

Most common: Punjabi

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

32.9/100
Below average

549th in WA

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Heritage area
  • Holiday parks
  • Regional centre
What Coolgardie is known for: Heritage area, Holiday parks, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Coolgardie is a major regional centre in Western Australia, in Coolgardie Council, characterised by heritage listings. Notable landmarks include Coolgardie Fire Station, Coolgardie Railway Station and Goods Shed and Warden's Court (fmr).

Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 14% below the peer median. Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places, well above typical levels for major regional centres, and population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 52% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Coolgardie is a better fit for people who value lower rents and heritage character more than school quality.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Western Australia (122)

Strengths

  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places
  • Population growth is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Heritage listings
  • Coolgardie Fire Station
  • Coolgardie Railway Station and Goods Shed
  • Warden's Court (fmr)
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Coolgardie compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$470/wk

Population (ERP)

773

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

23.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#119

among Country & regional · Mature

Pop. growth

46th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

28%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

3rd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
32.9/100 — Below average
National rank
6007th in Australia
State rank
549th in WA
Peer rank
#119 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#215 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$470
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
71

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

773(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +8.7% over 5 years · 46th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+8.7%
Change in 1 year
+8
Change in 5 years
+62
Growth rank in WA
46th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~750), extrapolated at -1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
773
Median age
49
Median household income / week
$1,260
Dwelling vacancy
23%
Unoccupied private dwellings
84 of 366
Median monthly mortgage
$927
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$250
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43% / 28.7% / 28.3%
Employment rate
44.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
1.4% / 1.4% / 77.6%
Walked or cycled to work
10.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
259 / 5 / 12 (+ 11 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

5.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 16.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified5.4% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified4.5% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational16.2% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below73.9% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies29.2%
  • Management and commerce16.1%
  • Society and culture12.5%
  • Education12%
  • Health9.9%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,012

36th percentile in WA · -3% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$59,542

41st percentile in WA · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

21st percentile in WA · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$51,626

29th percentile in WA · -18% vs Australia

Residents with business income
6.0%

23rd percentile in WA · -42% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6429 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
438
Taxpayers reporting net rent
38
Median net rent
-$2,810
Taxpayers reporting business income
25
Taxable income vs state median
-6%
Salary / wages vs state median
-5%
Rental investment vs state median
-25%
Super vs state median
-19%
Business income vs state median
-25%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

7.7% speak a language other than English at home; 19.8% born overseas

Language at home
566 English only · 47 other
Non-English at home
7.7%
Born overseas
119 (19.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
111 (14.4%)
Australian citizens
561
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi3 · 100%

Religion

37.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 37.9%, while Christianity accounts for 37.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion37.9%42.5%
Christianity37.4%41.1%
Other / not stated24.7%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11%18.7%
Anglican10.6%10.1%
Baptist4.1%1.6%
Christian (not further defined)3.4%3.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Figures are for the Goldfields-Esperance Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
6,479
Against the person
2,215
Against property
2,879
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
142.8
State crime-rate percentile
92.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-27.8%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Assault (Non-Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
2
Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
763.5
Median ICSEA percentile
3th
School list
  • Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 684 · 1th percentile · LBOTE 97% · 91 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Coolgardie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 843 · 4th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 47 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Bayley St Before Lefroy St
  • Bayley St Transwa Coolgardie

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

33 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 fast food · 1 libraries · 1 sports centres · 3 swimming pools · 1 caravan parks · 1 campgrounds · 1 ev charging

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
7/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.59
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.29
Food & drink(2)
  • Luna BeezFast food
  • Denver City HotelRestaurant
Shopping(1)
  • FoodaryConvenience store
Everyday services(3)
  • ChargefoxEV charging
  • Ampol CoolgardiePetrol station
  • Coolgardie post officePost office
Community(3)
  • Coolgardie Shire Offices and LibraryLibrary
  • Coolgardie Primary SchoolSchool

    46 Shaw Street, Coolgardie

  • Coolgardie Town HallTownhall
Sport & outdoors(8)
  • Drinking water
  • Park
  • Public toilets
  • Coolgardie Community Recreation CentreSports centre
  • Sports field
  • Coolgardie Public Swimming PoolSwimming pool
  • Swimming pool (2)
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • 48 Hour Stopping - S/CCampground
  • Coolgardie Tourist VillageCaravan park
  • Dump point
Places to stay(2)
  • Denver City HotelHotel
  • Coolgardie Gold Rush MotelMotel

    47-53 Bayley Street, Coolgardie

Entertainment(1)
  • Coolgardie Railway MuseumMuseum
Other(9)
  • Arthouse 65Art
  • Bench (2)
  • Coolgardie Volunteer Fire and Rescue ServiceFire station
  • Information
  • Parking
  • Coolgardie Police StationPolice
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Shelter
  • TelstraTelephone

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
32°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Coolgardie Health Centre (1.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Coolgardie Health CentreHospital

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
14
Participants per 1,000 residents
18.1

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
32° / 17°
Rainfall
70 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 12°
Rainfall
82 mm · ~10 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 5°
Rainfall
82 mm · ~10 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 10°
Rainfall
49 mm · ~6 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

18 heritage places

  • Coolgardie Bowling PavilionCnr Sylvester & Lefroy Sts, Coolgardie3664
  • Museum - Ben Prior's55-59 Bayley St, Coolgardie3663
  • Toorak Hill, Goldfields Water Supply ReservoirMoran St, 1.5km Nth Coolgardie, Coolgardie3660
  • Convent School (fmr)87 Lindsay St, Coolgardie574
  • Coolgardie Fire StationSylvester St, Coolgardie1340
  • Coolgardie Post Office & Associated Buildings56-60 Bayley St, Coolgardie569
  • Coolgardie Primary SchoolCnr Hunt & Shaw Sts, Coolgardie579
  • Coolgardie Railway Station and Goods Shed75 Woodward St, Coolgardie581
  • House & Trees (fmr Warden Finnerty's House)2 McKenzie St, Coolgardie577
  • Marvel Bar Hotel (fmr), Coolgardie33 & 33A Bayley St, Coolgardie562

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
O'Connor
Member of Parliament
Rick WILSON (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,006
Turnout (2025)
86.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-6.6 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.3%Labor 36.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 52.9 km away).

Coalition 57.2%Labor 42.8%

6.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -15.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • CoolgardieLabor 42.8% · Coalition 57.2% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • SomervilleLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)35.4 km away
  • BoulderLabor 45.9% · Coalition 54.1% TPP (2025)36.9 km away
  • Kalgoorlie SouthLabor 47.2% · Coalition 52.8% TPP (2025)37.2 km away
  • Kalgoorlie NorthLabor 43.5% · Coalition 56.5% TPP (2025)37.4 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Coolgardie Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Western Australia.