Williamstown is a mixed-use suburb of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, a city in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia.
| Williamstown Kalgoorlie–Boulder, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 30°44′41″S 121°28′50″E / 30.74473°S 121.48069°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 124 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6430 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalgoorlie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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It is located to the east of the main Kalgoorlie townsite, and is separated from other residential areas by the Goldfields Highway. It contains the Mount Charlotte Gold Mine.[2]
Williamstown was a stop on the Brown Hill Loop railway line.[3]
In the 2010s residents of Williamstown were increasingly affected by blasting activities following the expansion of the nearby Super Pit gold mine.[4] In November 2021, Northern Star Resources made offers of relocation to 80 residents of the suburb.[5]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Williamstown (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Snow, Madison (11 March 2021). "Huge Mt Charlotte gold mine blast leaves Kalgoorlie-Boulder families shaken". ABC News. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia 1928". Trove. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Sean Tarek (11 September 2021). "Northern Star offers rattled residents a way out of Kalgoorlie suburb shaken by frequent mine blasts". ABC News. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Monck, Carwyn (23 February 2022). "Family reflects on memories of Williamstown". Kalgoorlie Miner. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
