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Goldfields regional profile

Find out about the Goldfields region, including a map and general overview, locations of major towns and local government areas, building projects, and health profiles for adults and children.

Goldfields regional profile

Overview

The Goldfields Health Region of the WA Country Health Service covers the Goldfields-Esperance Region of Western Australia.

The region is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia and covers 770,488 sq km (including offshore islands). It is the largest of the state's 9 regions and over 3 times the size of the State of Victoria. Geographically, the region is bounded by the Pilbara region to the north, the Wheatbelt region to the west, the Great Southern region to the south-west, the Southern Ocean and the state border to the east.

The region supports a wide range of industry, including mining, agriculture, aquaculture and tourism. Mining is the predominant sector in the central and northern parts of the region, with a well-established agricultural sector in the south.

More information about the Goldfields region is available on the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission website.

Towns and local government

Major population centres in the region are Kalgoorlie, Leonora, Laverton, Norseman and Esperance.

Major centres

Population by LGA (2016 ERP)

Distance from Perth

Kalgoorlie/Boulder

30,781

595 km (to Kalgoorlie)

Coolgardie 3710 556 km

Leonora

1492

831 km

Esperance

14,504

718 km

The population figures relate to Estimated Resident Population (ERP) in 2016 for the Local Government Areas (LGA). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics ERP 2016.

The region consists of the following local government areas:

  • Shire of Coolgardie
  • Shire of Dundas
  • Shire of Esperance
  • City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
  • Shire of Laverton
  • Shire of Leonora
  • Shire of Menzies
  • Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku

Health profiles

Please download the Goldfields Health Profile from the site Publications page.

Building projects

Current projects

  • Kalgoorlie Health Campus MRI Suite

Completed projects

  • Kalgoorlie Health Campus
  • Esperance Health Campus

Related pages

  • Goldfields local health directory
  • Goldfields contacts
Last Updated: 26/03/2021
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