Karlkurla is a locality in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia. It is a suburb of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. At the 2016 census, Karlkurla had a population of 177 people,[2] up from 42 in 2011.[3] The names of Karlkurla and Kalgoorlie are derived from the same root, the local Aboriginal word for the silky pear.[4]

Karlkurla
Kalgoorlie-BoulderWestern Australia
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Coordinates30°44′00″S 121°26′56″E / 30.73328°S 121.44898°E / -30.73328; 121.44898
Population270 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6430
Area40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
State electorate(s)Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around Karlkurla:
Kanowna Kanowna Mullingar
Kanowna Karlkurla Hannans
Binduli Yilkari / West Kalgoorlie West Lamington

Karlkurla takes in Kalgoorlie's north-western outskirts. It has only a small residential section, with a few dozen dwellings located close to the eastern boundary with Hannans. The Kalgoorlie Golf Course is located to the west of the residential section, and there is also a small industrial area in the south. Almost all of the rest of the locality is uncleared bushland.[5] Despite its name, the Karlkurla Bushland Park (a local tourist attraction) is located within the suburb of Hannans, not in Karlkurla proper.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karlkurla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Karlkurla (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 February 2018.  
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Karlkurla (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 February 2017.  
  4. ^ a b KARLKURLA BUSHLAND PARK, Kalgoorlie Tourism. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  5. ^ Karlkurla WA 6430, Google Maps. Retrieved 10 February 2017.