Boulder

Boulder is a suburb of in the Western Australian Goldfields, 597 kilometres east of . The Boulder Races were a significant event in early twentieth century goldfields region history.
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  • Type: Town with 4,870 residents
  • Description: locality and former town in Western Australia
  • Also known as: Boulder, Western Australia”, “Boulder, Western Australia, Australia”, “Kalgoorlie-Boulder”, and “Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison and Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport.

Prison
is an Australian prison located in South Boulder, Western Australia.

Aerodrome
Kalgoorlie–Boulder Airport is an airport in , . The airport is 3 nautical miles south of the city. It handled 299,055 passengers in the 2021–22 financial year. is situated 2½ km west of Boulder.

School
is a comprehensive public co-educational high day school, located in Kalgoorlie, a regional centre located in the Eastern Goldfields region of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalgoorlie–Boulder and Piccadilly.

is a regional city in the region of . Kalgoorlie is a mining town with a long history that contains much of interest to the adventurous traveller.

Suburb
is a residential suburb of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, a city in the Eastern Goldfields region of . At the 2016 census, it had a population of 2,263 people, down from 2,597 in 2011. is situated 5 km northwest of Boulder.

Boulder

Latitude
-30.78222° or 30° 46′ 56″ south
Longitude
121.48793° or 121° 29′ 17″ east
Population
4,870
Elevation
362 metres (1,188 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AU BLD
Open location code
4QX36F9Q+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 59723086
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2075988
Wiki­data ID
Q4949529
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Boulder” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Boulder (Mendebaldeko Australia)
  • Basque: Boulder
  • Cebuano: Boulder
  • Dutch: Boulder
  • French: Boulder
  • Georgian: ბოულდერი
  • Italian: Boulder
  • Russian: Боулдер
  • Slovenian: Boulder
  • Swedish: Boulder

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boulder LPO and Boulder Town Hall.

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