Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie–Boulder is a regional city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia. Kalgoorlie is a mining town with a long history that contains much of interest to the adventurous traveller. Wikivoyage
Population 30,841 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Questa Casa Bordello Tour Attraction · 230 m
- Kalgoorlie War Memorial Memorial · 300 m
- Kalgoorlie Town Hall, 1908 Viewpoint · 470 m
- Kalgoorlie Hotel, 1897 Viewpoint · 470 m
- Kalgoorlie City Markets, 1901 Viewpoint · 560 m
- York Hotel, 1901 Viewpoint · 590 m
- St Barbara Square Attraction · 610 m
- Post and Telegraph Office, 1897 Viewpoint · 740 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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St Barbara's Festival
December
Various events in celebration of the semi-mythical St Barbara who hid in a mine from her murderous father. The main event is a parade down Hannan St of miners in their building sized dump trucks
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kalgoorlie); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.