South Boulder
WA 6432 · Kalgoorlie-Boulder
1,506 (2021) → 1,557 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
South Boulder is a stable suburb in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA 6432, about 551km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in South Boulder are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 23/100, and is about 338km inland. South Boulder has an overall score of 19/100, 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 (6.97%), England (1.59%), Philippines (0.93%), South Africa (0.8%), Thailand (0.33%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.6%), Filipino (0.6%), Thai (0.46%), Spanish (0.4%), Mandarin (0.33%)
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).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Kalgoorlie School Of The AirPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1040
- Boulder Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 874
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 1000
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 896
- Eastern Goldfields Education Support CentreSecondary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 926
- O'Connor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 919
- O'Connor Education Support CentrePrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 897
- Fairbridge College - Kalgoorlie CampusSecondary · Independent · 4.2km
- Goldfields Baptist CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.3kmICSEA 981
- South Kalgoorlie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.6kmICSEA 917
- John Paul CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 5.7kmICSEA 1014
- Eastern Goldfields CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 963
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
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about South Boulder
Is South Boulder safe?
South Boulder 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 South Boulder from Perth CBD?
South Boulder is about 550.6 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in South Boulder?
South Boulder has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in South Boulder?
South Boulder has a transport score of 23/100 and 9 bus stops.