Child Care Kambalda West

As of our last update on May 24, 2026, there are 2 child care centres in Kambalda West. Of these, a single centre provides Long Day Care admissions with 24 places, and a single centre providing other child care services. The suburb also contains a single school with 283 enrolments.

AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Kambalda West as at February 2026 stands at a total of 1,773 people, of this 122 are estimated to be children under five years of age.

Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Kambalda West was assessed as having 1,666 people with 127 of these (7.6%) being children under 5 years old. Given changes in localised population estimates by the ABS we estimate that Kambalda West has experienced population growth of approximately 107 people from the 2021 Census.

In Kambalda West, our latest analysis shows there are 5.1 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is considerably higher than the 3.9 children per place across Rest of WA.

Childcare fees in Kambalda West average $160, which is comparable to the regional average of $154 in Rest of WA.

In Kambalda West, there are 11.8 students per LDC place. This figure is somewhat higher than the 10.2 students per LDC place in Rest of WA.

The average LDC in Kambalda West was approved 15.8 years ago, while across Rest of WA the typical centre approval is 12 years old.

Yes, workforce activity is very high in this area and strongly drives child care demand.

Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Kambalda West before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.