Karlkurla
Suburb of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, Western Australia
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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]
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| Coordinates: 30.73328°S 121.44898°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Kalgoorlie–Boulder | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 270 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6430 | ||||||||||||
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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]
