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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%
Languages at home
7.7%non-English
Most common: Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Coolgardie is a regional smaller community in Coolgardie Council, oriented around local life rather than the metro orbit of Perth. Regional towns and local services do more of the everyday heavy lifting than the city. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
There are enough cafés and casual dining options to keep weekends interesting without the inner-city crush. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Older homes and historic streetscapes give the suburb a character that is hard to manufacture anew.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because community and employment trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Coolgardie snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
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
#144
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
31st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
46th
percentile in WA
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
- 20.6/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6671st in Australia
- State rank
- 652nd in WA
- Peer rank
- #144 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #287 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
- Employment rate
- 44.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 259 / 5 / 12 (+ 11 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 6,479
- Against the person
- 2,215
- Against property
- 2,879
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 8,381.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 30.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -13.3%
Most common offence types
- Assault (Family)1034
- Assault (Non-Family)461
- Drug Offences953
- Property Damage726
- Stealing1012
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 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 (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Bayley St Before Lefroy St
- Bayley St Transwa Coolgardie
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
22 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 fast food · 1 libraries · 1 sports centres · 3 swimming pools · 1 ev charging · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices
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
Community(1)
- Coolgardie Shire Offices and LibraryLibrary
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Coolgardie Community Recreation CentreSports centre
- Sports field
- Coolgardie Public Swimming PoolSwimming pool
- Swimming pool (2)
Other(12)
- Arthouse 65Art
- Bench (2)
- Drinking water
- ChargefoxEV charging
- Ampol CoolgardiePetrol station
- Coolgardie Police StationPolice
- Australia PostPost Box
- Coolgardie post officePost office
- Public toilets
- Sanitary Dump Station
- 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.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
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
- Coolgardie Health CentreHospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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Comparable suburbs
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