Williamstown, Western Australia

Williamstown
Kalgoorlie–Boulder, Western Australia
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Coordinates30°44′41″S 121°28′50″E / 30.74473°S 121.48069°E / -30.74473; 121.48069
Population124 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6430
Area4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder
State electorate(s)Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around Williamstown:
Mullingar Mullingar Parkeston
Kalgoorlie Williamstown Parkeston
Brown Hill
South Kalgoorlie South Kalgoorlie
Brown Hill		 Brown Hill

Williamstown is a mixed-use suburb of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, a city in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia.

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

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Williamstown (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Snow, Madison (11 March 2021). "Huge Mt Charlotte gold mine blast leaves Kalgoorlie-Boulder families shaken". ABC News. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Railway map of Western Australia 1928". Trove. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Monck, Carwyn (23 February 2022). "Family reflects on memories of Williamstown". Kalgoorlie Miner. Retrieved 22 May 2024.