South Kalgoorlie WA 6430
South Kalgoorlie sits 594 km from Perth CBD in Western Australia, around 6 hours 45 minutes by car. Census data records 4,416 residents with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $113,724 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb fell 10.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,472. South Kalgoorlie is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 4 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is South Kalgoorlie a good suburb?
South Kalgoorlie scores a C (35/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on schools and safety.
Below the state average
4 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 60/100 · 594.4 km · 403 min drive to Perth
Median available
Median $425K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 85/100 · Flood 14/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 34 · 4,416 residents
Liveability Rating
35 / 100 · Ranked #406 in WAEach bar is South Kalgoorlie's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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35 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataSouth Kalgoorlie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $425,000, roughly 27% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$425,000
7% below its 4 neighbours (median $455,000)
Based on 110 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 38 days — median across 48 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 9 sales $300K
- 3 bed 66 sales $403K
- 4 bed 32 sales $514K
Units
$310,000
21% below its 3 neighbours (median $390,000)
Based on 14 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 26 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $250K
- 3 bed 5 sales $365K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in South Kalgoorlie are currently listed at around $498,000 on average. Based on 26 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$498K
26 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$488K
4 units listed in the last 6 months.
30 of the suburb's 1,541 dwellings (1.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in South Kalgoorlie rent for around $690 a week on average, based on 22 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$690/wk
In line with its 3 neighbours (median $700/wk)
22 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$480/wk
7 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
29 rentals advertised against an estimated 572 rented homes (5.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- All rentals
- $700/wk
- 30 bonds
- +28% since 2023
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. WA's bond data does not record bedrooms or dwelling type, so it covers all rentals together.Change since 2023 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025107 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 6430.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$690/week ($36,000 a year) on a $498,000 median
$480/week ($25,000 a year) on a $488,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
12 active Airbnb listings: 12 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.7% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Four schools serve South Kalgoorlie, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 1,251 students across 3 schools (avg 417)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 879-909, median 890 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School (854 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
South Kalgoorlie is somewhat walkable on foot — at 60/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside South Kalgoorlie.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 17.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 11.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 3.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 11.0 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in South Kalgoorlie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 31%
- Premises covered
- 2,234
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Kalgoorlie-Boulder: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
South Kalgoorlie is home to about 4,400 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $114,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
4,416
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$113,724/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,472/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$55,172/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
19.5%
Total Dwellings
1,541
Owner-Occupier Rate
62.9%
Houses
83.0%
Rental Stress
13.7%
Mortgage Stress
15.5%
Work From Home
2.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
78 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 10 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 551 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 66.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 76.1%
- Employment Rate
- 65.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 31.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
214 residents (4.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
7.3% of residents (297) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (200).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,067 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (31 of 2,210).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,625 a year through Kalgoorlie-Boulder based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Kalgoorlie-Boulder
In the year to August 2026, 48 new dwellings were approved across Kalgoorlie-Boulder. That mix is 24 houses and 24 units. Approvals are down 8.3% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 3.4 kmDry climate — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 367 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 2.2% of addresses
- 54 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 261 mm
- 36 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 33.2°C
- 48 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
12 facilities within 5 km- 2.2 kmRail Freight TransportTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 2.8 kmGold Ore MiningTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 3.0 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Ethylbenzene
- 3.9 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 6430, 32 of 19,382 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (469 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6430, 2,610 rooftop-solar systems totalling 17.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 8,902 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 89 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 6430.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueWA
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $800,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Department of Finance WA.
At $425,000 this is under the $800,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Department of Finance WA.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Rick Wilson Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rick Wilson | 36.7% | 63.3% | -6.6 |
| 2022 | Rick Wilson | 43.0% | 57.0% | -8.4 |
| 2019 | Rick Wilson | 35.5% | 64.5% | -0.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Ali Kent WA Labor
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ali Kent ALP | 51.6% |
| 2021 | Ali Kent ALP | 62.0% |
| 2017 | Kyran O'Donnell LP | 56.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
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Common questions about South Kalgoorlie
Is South Kalgoorlie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in South Kalgoorlie is high (85/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect South Kalgoorlie?
South Kalgoorlie has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (14/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is South Kalgoorlie a good place to live?
South Kalgoorlie has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (35/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of South Kalgoorlie?
South Kalgoorlie, WA had a population of 4,416 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for South Kalgoorlie, WA?
The postcode for South Kalgoorlie, WA is 6430.
How far is South Kalgoorlie from Perth?
South Kalgoorlie is 594 km from Perth CBD by road, about 403 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in South Kalgoorlie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in South Kalgoorlie was $113,724 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in South Kalgoorlie?
The median advertised rent in South Kalgoorlie is $690 a week for houses (22 listings) and $480 a week for units (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in South Kalgoorlie?
The median age of residents in South Kalgoorlie was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in South Kalgoorlie?
There are 4 schools inside the South Kalgoorlie boundary: 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is South Kalgoorlie walkable?
South Kalgoorlie scores 60/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in South Kalgoorlie?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to South Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (3.4 km away), summer days average 33.2°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 261 mm of rain a year over 36 rainy days, and 48 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in South Kalgoorlie?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does South Kalgoorlie belong to?
South Kalgoorlie sits within the Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in South Kalgoorlie?
The average residential rates bill through Kalgoorlie-Boulder is $2,625 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near South Kalgoorlie?
Across Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 48 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 8.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is South Kalgoorlie in?
South Kalgoorlie sits within the federal Division of O'connor, currently held by Rick Wilson (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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