Lamington
WA 6430 · Kalgoorlie-Boulder
2,036 (2021) → 2,143 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Lamington is a moderate growth suburb in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA 6430, about 549km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Lamington are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 61/100, and is about 345km inland. Lamington has an overall score of 53/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.86%), England (2.85%), South Africa (1.13%), Philippines (1.08%), India (0.93%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (1.13%), German (0.64%), Malayalam (0.59%), Australian Indigenous Languages (0.49%), Mandarin (0.49%)
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.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 941 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- North Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 977
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mary's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1032
- Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 977
- Hannans Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 982
- Eastern Goldfields CollegeSecondary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 963
- John Paul CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1014
- East Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 667
- South Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 917
- Fairbridge College - Kalgoorlie CampusSecondary · Independent · 3.9km
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High SchoolSecondary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 896
- Eastern Goldfields Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 926
- Goldfields Baptist CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.6kmICSEA 981
- O'Connor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 919
Source: ACARA 2023
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
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Lamington
Is Lamington safe?
Lamington has a residential safety score of 5/100, 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 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Lamington from Perth CBD?
Lamington is about 548.8 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Lamington?
Lamington has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 977 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Lamington?
Lamington has a transport score of 61/100 and 7 bus stops.