Median house price
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No data available
WA · Kalgoorlie-Boulder Council
Ora Banda, 6431
Est. population · Jun 2025
12
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.1%
Median age
22
Median income
$4,499/wk
Employment rate
57.1%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
In Kalgoorlie-Boulder Council, Ora Banda keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Genuine distance from the metro area around Perth is part of the character: quiet streets, big skies and a town that looks after itself. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.
Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market. Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period.
At a glance
Ora Banda snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
12
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
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No data available
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
93rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
25th
percentile in WA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
12(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +9.1% over 5 years · 25th percentile in WA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +9.1%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +1
- Growth rank in WA
- 25th 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 (~0), extrapolated at -1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 12
- Median age
- 22
- Median household income / week
- $4,499
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 0
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,560
- Employment rate
- 57.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
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
- 539,916.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 93.2th (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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital (63.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
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
- 34° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 63 mm · ~8 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 78 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 71 mm · ~9 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 26° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 33 mm · ~4 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
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 108.6 km away).
Coalition 56.3%Labor 43.7%
7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -8.5 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- HannansLabor 45.0% · Coalition 55.0% TPP (2025)56.8 km away
- Kalgoorlie NorthLabor 43.5% · Coalition 56.5% TPP (2025)58.4 km away
- KalgoorlieLabor 44.7% · Coalition 55.3% TPP (2025)60.5 km away
- Kalgoorlie SouthLabor 47.2% · Coalition 52.8% TPP (2025)61.7 km away
- SomervilleLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)61.8 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
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