Broadwood, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 30°47′01″S 121°27′06″E / 30.78367°S 121.45166°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Kalgoorlie–Boulder | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 759 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6430 | ||||||||||||
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Broadwood is a mixed-use suburb of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, a city in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia.
It contains a small residential area, an industrial area in the west adjoining West Kalgoorlie, the Kalgoorlie–Boulder Airport in the south, and large areas of undeveloped bushland.
In 2023 the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder approved plans for a $140 million "lifestyle village" of 397 dwellings in Broadwood.[3]
Broadwood includes Gubrun Camp and Kapurn Camp, which are registered Aboriginal sites of significance to the Kalamaia people.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broadwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Broadwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Controversial $140m village backed by Kalgoorlie–Boulder council amid plans to revisit sale of land with Aboriginal heritage site". ABC News. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Park hopes for bush site". Kalgoorlie Miner. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2024.