West Kalgoorlie Postcode

Western Australia

Very Remote Above WA income
6430
Postcode for West Kalgoorlie, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 545 km from Perth · Pop. 32
32
Population
45
Median Age
$2,083
Household Income/wk
$475
Median Rent/wk
7/10
SEIFA Advantage
1.9
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where West Kalgoorlie ranks: household income is in the top 25% of WA suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in WA.

How West Kalgoorlie Compares

West Kalgoorlie vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricWest KalgoorlieWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,083 +WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $475 +WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,717 ≈WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 45 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 7/10 ≈WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -WA 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

West Kalgoorlie is a very remote community in Western Australia, with postcode 6430. It lies roughly 545 km from Perth, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

According to the 2021 Census, West Kalgoorlie has a population of 32 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $2,083, above the WA average.

Housing in West Kalgoorlie includes a median weekly rent of $475, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,717, with 9 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the WA average. Rental properties account for 50.0% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, West Kalgoorlie scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

West Kalgoorlie is part of the Goldfields statistical area in Western Australia.

West Kalgoorlie Details

Postcode6430
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)32
Median Age45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,083/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,125/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$475
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,717
Average Household Size1.8 persons
Area1.9 km²
Population Density17/km²
Total Dwellings9
Australian Citizens56.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-30.780095
Longitude121.4337996
Distance from Perth545 km
Region (SA4)Western Australia - Outback (South)
Area (SA3)Goldfields
Local GovernmentKalgoorlie-Boulder
Federal ElectorateO'Connor

Age Profile

0–14 (12.5%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (37.5%) 65+ (31.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years4 (12.5%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years8 (25.0%)
45–64 years12 (37.5%)
65+ years10 (31.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (50.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle10 (66.7%)
2 vehicles5 (33.3%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near West Kalgoorlie

Somerville 2.2 km Karlkurla 2.3 km Victory Heights 3.7 km West Lamington 3.9 km Broadwood 4.6 km Binduli 4.6 km Kalgoorlie 4.6 km South Kalgoorlie 4.7 km Yilkari 5.1 km Piccadilly 5.4 km Boulder 5.7 km Lamington 5.7 km

Same Postcode (6430)

Binduli Broadwood Hannans Kalgoorlie Karlkurla Lamington Mullingar Piccadilly Somerville South Kalgoorlie West Lamington Williamstown Yilkari

More West Kalgoorlie Data

Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA 32 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 29,297 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Kalgoorlie (4.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.