Type: | suburb |
Karlkurla | |
City: | Kalgoorlie–Boulder |
State: | wa |
Lga: | City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder |
Map Type: | nomap |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 10 |
Coordinates: | -30.7333°N 121.449°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Postcode: | 6430 |
Stategov: | Kalgoorlie |
Fedgov: | O'Connor |
Near-Nw: | Kanowna |
Near-N: | Kanowna |
Near-Ne: | Mullingar |
Near-W: | Kanowna |
Near-E: | Hannans |
Near-Sw: | Binduli |
Near-S: | Yilkari / West Kalgoorlie |
Near-Se: | West Lamington |
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, up from 42 in 2011. The names of Karlkurla and Kalgoorlie are derived from the same root, the local Aboriginal word for the silky pear.[1]
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.[2] Despite its name, the Karlkurla Bushland Park (a local tourist attraction) is located within the suburb of Hannans, not in Karlkurla proper.[1]