City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

LGAs around City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder:
Menzies	Menzies	Outback Areas (SA)
Coolgardie	City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder	Outback Areas (SA)
Coolgardie	Dundas	Outback Areas (SA)

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 550 kilometres (342 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The City covers an area of 95,575 square kilometres (36,902 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Kalgoorlie; all but 244 of the city's population live in either Kalgoorlie or Boulder. In terms of area, Kalgoorlie-Boulder is the largest city in Australia, and the third-largest city in the world, with a total area of 95,575 km².

History

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

In the years immediately after discovery of gold 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:

Boulder Municipal Council (1897–1961) – later Town of Boulder (1961–1969) and Shire of Boulder (1961-1969)
Kalgoorlie Roads Board (1896–1961) – later Shire of Kalgoorlie (1961–1969)
Kalgoorlie Municipal Council (1895–1961) – later Town of Kalgoorlie (1961–1989)

The others were:

Broad Arrow Municipal Council (1897–1903)
Broad Arrow Roads Board (1899–1922)
Broad Arrow-Paddington Municipal Council (1903–1910)
Bulong Municipal Council (1896–1909)
Bulong Roads Board (1899–1911)
East Coolgardie Roads Board (1895–1897)
Kanowna Municipal Council (1896–1917)
North East Coolgardie Roads Board (1896–1922)
Paddington Municipal Council (1901–1903)

Major Roads in the region

Goldfields Highway
Boulder Road
Anzac Drive
Gatacre Drive
Picadilly Street
Hannan Street
Graeme Street
Maritana Street
Federal Road
Great Eastern Highway

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.^[2]

Wards

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

Suburbs

Kalgoorlie
Boulder
Binduli
Broadwood
Brown Hill
Fimiston
Hannans
Karlkurla
Lamington
Mullingar
Parkeston
Piccadilly
Somerville
South Boulder
South Kalgoorlie
Trafalgar
Victory Heights
West Kalgoorlie
West Lamington
Williamstown
Yilkari

Towns

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

External links

Official website

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth Metropolitan

Cities	Armadale^* Bayswater^* Belmont^* Canning^* Cockburn^* Fremantle^* Gosnells^* Joondalup^* Kwinana^* Melville^* Nedlands^* Perth^* Rockingham^* South Perth^* Stirling^* Subiaco^* Swan^* Vincent^* Wanneroo^*

Towns	Bassendean^† Cambridge^† Claremont^† Cottesloe^† East Fremantle^† Mosman Park^† Victoria Park^†

Shires	Kalamunda Mundaring Peppermint Grove

Gascoyne

Goldfields-Esperance

Great Southern

Kimberley

Mid West

Peel

Pilbara

South West

Wheatbelt

Indian Ocean territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995

Coordinates: 30°44′56″S 121°27′58″E / 30.749°S 121.466°E / -30.749; 121.466

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