WA · Kalgoorlie-Boulder Council

Williamstown, 6430

Est. population · Jun 2025

136

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.7%

Median age

50

Median income

$987/wk

Employment rate

53.6%

University qualified

3.7%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

5.4%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Rural living
What Williamstown is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Williamstown is a rural locality in Western Australia, in Kalgoorlie-Boulder Council. Mount Charlotte Gold Mine is part of the surrounding geography.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. School access is exceptionally strong. The main trade-offs are lower socio-economic advantage and weaker population growth, with population growth 111% below the peer median.

Overall, Williamstown suits people prioritising school access and local amenities over socio-economic advantage.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Western Australia (596)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Mount Charlotte Gold Mine

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Williamstown compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$630/wk

Population (ERP)

136

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

21.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

32nd

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

22%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

32nd

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

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$630
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
2,641

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

136(June 2025)

0.0% annual · -0.7% over 5 years · 32th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
-0.7%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in WA
32th 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 (~150), extrapolated at -0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
124
Median age
50
Median household income / week
$987
Dwelling vacancy
21.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
15 of 71
Median monthly mortgage
$650
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$215
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
40.8% / 36.7% / 22.4%
Employment rate
53.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 85%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
57 / 0 / 0

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

3.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 25% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified3.7% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified6.5% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational25% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below64.8% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies32.4%
  • Society and culture21.6%
  • Education10.8%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services10.8%
  • Architecture and building8.1%
  • Health8.1%
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)
$82,882

95th percentile in WA · +41% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$84,598

97th percentile in WA · +30% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

57th percentile in WA · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$54,382

34th percentile in WA · -14% vs Australia

Residents with business income
5.0%

12th percentile in WA · -52% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6430 — 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
14,807
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,990
Median net rent
-$776
Taxpayers reporting business income
705
Taxable income vs state median
+36%
Salary / wages vs state median
+35%
Rental investment vs state median
+8%
Super vs state median
-15%
Business income vs state median
-37%

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

5.4% speak a language other than English at home; 21.2% born overseas

Language at home
105 English only · 6 other
Non-English at home
5.4%
Born overseas
24 (21.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
11 (8.9%)
Australian citizens
100

Religion

52.4%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.4%, while Christianity accounts for 37.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.4%42.5%
Christianity37.1%41.1%
Other / not stated10.5%16.4%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic18.5%18.7%

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
97.2th (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
4
Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
967
Median ICSEA percentile
32th
School list
  • East Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 648 · 0th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 158 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 382 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Eastern Goldfields CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 954 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 485 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 980 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 496 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

3 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Community(1)
  • East Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolSchool

    4 Mafeking Street

Entertainment(1)
  • Mount Charlotte LookoutViewpoint
Other(1)
  • Bench

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)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
33°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

Nearest hospital
Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital (1.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
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).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.1

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
33° / 17°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
26° / 13°
Rainfall
73 mm · ~9 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
18° / 6°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
26° / 11°
Rainfall
43 mm · ~5 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

1 heritage place

  • Mount Charlotte ReservoirSutherland St, Kalgoorlie15727

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 53.7 km away).

Coalition 55.6%Labor 44.4%

7.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -7.3 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • KalgoorlieLabor 44.7% · Coalition 55.3% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • Kalgoorlie NorthLabor 43.5% · Coalition 56.5% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • Kalgoorlie SouthLabor 47.2% · Coalition 52.8% TPP (2025)3.0 km away
  • HannansLabor 45.0% · Coalition 55.0% TPP (2025)3.3 km away
  • SomervilleLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)4.7 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)
2/10

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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

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