Kalgoorlie–Boulder Western Australia | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 30°44′56″S 121°27′57″E / 30.74889°S 121.46583°E | ||||||||
Population | 29,068 (2021 census - UCL)[1] | ||||||||
• Density | 387.06/km2 (1,002.5/sq mi) | ||||||||
Established | 1893 | ||||||||
Elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) | ||||||||
Area | 75.1 km2 (29.0 sq mi)[2] (2011 urban) | ||||||||
Time zone | AWST (UTC+8) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kalgoorlie | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||
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Kalgoorlie is a city in Western Australia. It is 593.1 kilometres east of Perth. It is the largest urban centre in the Goldfield-Esperance region, with an population of 30,000. It was founded in the 1890s in response to the gold rush at the time. It has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh in the Koeppen climate classification).