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.