Broadwood
WA 6430 · Kalgoorlie-Boulder
759 (2021)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Broadwood is a suburb in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA 6430, about 547km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Broadwood are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 338km inland. Broadwood has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 32/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 6430 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (5.4%), England (3.95%), South Africa (2.37%), Zimbabwe (1.58%), India (1.45%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.98%), French (1.19%), Gujarati (0.92%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.79%), Mandarin (0.79%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Limited school choices
Below average for school access — fewer schools nearby, and families may need to travel for preferred options.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 941 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- O'Connor Education Support CentrePrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 920
- O'Connor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 922
- Goldfields Baptist CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.9kmICSEA 1017
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 994
- Kalgoorlie School Of The AirPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1029
- Boulder Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 869
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 890
- Eastern Goldfields Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 879
- South Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 909
- John Paul CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 4.3kmICSEA 1010
- Fairbridge College - Kalgoorlie CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.4km
- Eastern Goldfields CollegeSecondary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 954
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Fitness
Plenty of options
Well above average — a good spread of gyms and sports facilities within easy reach.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Great outdoor access
Well above average — plenty of parkland and outdoor recreation within easy reach.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for WA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Places of Worship
Mapped places of worship within 3km of the suburb centre, grouped by religion where recorded. Community mapping may not capture every congregation.
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Broadwood
Is Broadwood safe?
Broadwood has a residential safety score of 32/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 14,522 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Broadwood from Perth CBD?
Broadwood is about 546.8 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Broadwood?
Broadwood has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Broadwood?
Broadwood has a transport score of 0/100.