The City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder is a

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in the

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region of

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, about east of the state capital,

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. Covering an area of , the city is larger than the country of

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with a land area of . Its seat of government is the town of

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...

; all but 244 of the city's population live in either Kalgoorlie or

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History

This region has a long history of continuous inhabitation and cultivation by

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. In the years immediately after discovery of

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in the region, a variety of local government entities sprang up around the often-temporary settlements on the Kalgoorlie goldfields. Only three persisted beyond the early 20th century: * The Municipality of Kalgoorlie was formed in 1895 and renamed the Town of Kalgoorlie in 1961. * The Municipality of Boulder was formed in 1897. It became the Town of Boulder in 1961. * The East Coolgardie Roads Board was formed in 1895. It renamed the Kalgoorlie Roads Board in 1897 and was made a shire as the Shire of Kalgoorlie in 1961. The Town of Boulder was merged into the Shire of Kalgoorlie in July 1969, with the combined shire then being renamed the

Shire of Boulder The Shire of Boulder was a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in Western Australia. It was established as the East Coolgardie Road District on 15 February 1895. It was renamed the Kalgoorlie Road District on 24 Se ...

in November 1969. The

Town of Kalgoorlie The Town of Kalgoorlie was a local government area in Western Australia, centred on the town of Kalgoorlie. It was established as the Municipality of Kalgoorlie on 15 February 1895. It was renamed the Town of Kalgoorlie on 1 July 1961. The ...

and the

then amalgamated to form the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder in 1989. Other early local government areas in the region include: *

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(1897–1903) *

Broad Arrow Road District The Broad Arrow Road District was an early form of local government area on the Western Australian goldfields. It was established on 15 December 1899, providing basic local government to the rural areas around the mining town of Broad Arrow, wh ...

(1899–1922) * Municipality of Broad Arrow-Paddington (1903–1910) * Municipality of Bulong (1896–1909) *

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(1899–1911) * Municipality of Kanowna (1896–1917) * North East Coolgardie Road District (1896–1922) * Municipality of Paddington (1901–1903)

Roads in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

* Boulder Road * Anzac Drive * Gatacre Drive * Picadilly Street * Hannan Street * Graeme Street * Maritana Street * Federal Road * Croesus St

Major Roads in the region

Goldfields Highway Goldfields Highway is a generally northwest–southeast highway in central Western Australia which links the Great Northern Highway at Meekatharra with Coolgardie-Esperance Highway south of Kalgoorlie. The highway is approximately in length, ...

Great Eastern Highway Great Eastern Highway is a road that links the Western Australian capital of Perth with the city of Kalgoorlie. A key route for road vehicles accessing the eastern Wheatbelt and the Goldfields, it is the western portion of the main road link ...

Origins of the City

Key dates

* 1 July 1961 – Boulder and Kalgoorlie municipalities became towns, and Kalgoorlie Roads Board became a shire, following changes to the Local Government Act * 1 July 1969 – Town of Boulder was amalgamated into the Shire of Kalgoorlie, which was renamed Shire of Boulder. * 1 February 1989 – The Shire of Boulder and Town of Kalgoorlie amalgamated to form the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder.

Wards

The City is not divided into wards and the twelve councillors sit at large. The mayor is elected by popular vote.

Towns, suburbs and localities

The towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder with population and size figures based on the most recent

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Notes

* For the purpose of the 2021 Australian census, Lakewood was counted as part of Feysville.

Ghost towns

Ghost towns within the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder:

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 386 places are heritage-listed in the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, of which 61 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the

Kalgoorlie Railway Station Kalgoorlie railway station is the most eastern attended station in Western Australia, located at the eastern terminus of the Eastern Goldfields Railway. It serves the city of Kalgoorlie. Beyond Kalgoorlie, the line continues east as the Trans-A ...

, the

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and Exchange Hotel and Boulder railway station.

References

External links

City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder official website
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Kalgoorlie-Boulder Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area include ...

Local government of Kalgoorlie-Boulder