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Western Australia, Australia

Western Australia is one of 8 primary administrative regions in Australia with a population of approximately 2,239,170 people.

Facts and figures on Western Australia at a glance

Region name: Western Australia (State of Western Australia)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,239,170 people
Country: Australia
Continent: Oceania

The regional headquarters of Western Australia (State of Western Australia) is located in the regional capital Perth (Perth) with a population of 1,896,548 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Western Australia's regional capital Perth to Australia's capital Canberra (Canberra) is approximately 3,095 km (1,923 mi).

Facts and figures about Western Australia
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Western Australia State of Western Australia2,239,170 peoplePerth Perth1,896,548 people

Compare with other regions in Australia.

Map of Western Australia

Map of Western Australia

Information on Western Australia

Information on Western Australia
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Western Australia State of Western AustraliaPerth Perth139AustraliaOceania

Time in Western Australia

Time in Western Australia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sun, 24 Sep 2017 - 6:29pmNoSun, 24 Sep 2017 - 6:29pmUTC +8.0Australia/Perth

Geographic coordinates of Western Australia

Latitude & Longitude of Western Australia
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map25°00'00.0"S (-25.0000000°)122°00'00.0"E (122.0000000°)

Subregions in Western Australia

There are 139 administrative subregions in Western Australia.
Subregions in Western Australia
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Albany Albany1.36,262--
Armadale Armadale2.73,725--
Ashburton Ashburton3.10,959--
Augusta-Margaret River Shire Augusta-Margaret River Shire4.13,168--
Bassendean Bassendean5.15,923--
Bayswater Bayswater6.69,493--
Belmont Belmont7.40,083--
Beverley Beverley8.1,566--
Boddington Boddington9.2,471--
Boyup Brook Boyup Brook10.1,738--
Bridgetown-Greenbushes Bridgetown-Greenbushes11.4,513--
Brookton Brookton12.992--
Broome Broome13.17,251--
Broomehill-Tambellup Broomehill-Tambellup14.1,167--
Bruce Rock Bruce Rock15.996--
Bunbury Bunbury16.33,623--
Busselton Busselton17.34,290--
Cambridge Cambridge18.27,997--
Canning Canning19.96,356--
Capel Capel20.16,447--
Carnamah Carnamah21.550--
Carnarvon Carnarvon22.6,139--
Chapman Valley Chapman Valley23.1,214--
Chittering Chittering24.4,996--
City of Cockburn City of Cockburn25.103,351City of Cockburn City of Cockburn-
City of Perth City of Perth26.20,285Perth Perth1,896,548
Claremont Claremont27.10,359--
Collie Collie28.9,692--
Coolgardie Coolgardie29.4,324--
Coorow Coorow30.1,085--
Corrigin Corrigin31.1,099--
Cottesloe Cottesloe32.8,572--
Cranbrook Cranbrook33.1,101--
Cuballing Cuballing34.878--
Cue Cue35.298--
Cunderdin Cunderdin36.1,302--
Dalwallinu Dalwallinu37.1,295--
Dandaragan Dandaragan38.3,325--
Dardanup Dardanup39.13,791--
Denmark Denmark40.5,748--
Derby-West Kimberley Derby-West Kimberley41.10,047--
Donnybrook-Balingup Donnybrook-Balingup42.5,753--
Dowerin Dowerin43.672--
Dumbleyung Shire Dumbleyung Shire44.608--
Dundas Dundas45.1,182--
East Fremantle East Fremantle46.7,736--
East Pilbara East Pilbara47.12,960--
Esperance Shire Esperance Shire48.14,242--
Exmouth Exmouth49.2,570--
Fremantle Fremantle50.30,321--
Geraldton-Greenough Geraldton-Greenough51.---
Gingin Gingin52.5,248--
Gnowangerup Gnowangerup53.1,303--
Goomalling Goomalling54.976--
Gosnells Gosnells55.121,252--
Halls Creek Halls Creek56.3,940--
Harvey Harvey57.25,924--
Irwin Irwin58.3,780--
Jerramungup Jerramungup59.1,085--
Joondalup Joondalup60.167,623--
Kalamunda Kalamunda61.59,716--
Kalgoorlie/Boulder Kalgoorlie/Boulder62.33,763--
Katanning Katanning63.4,407--
Kellerberrin Kellerberrin64.1,227--
Kent Shire Kent Shire65.528--
Kojonup Kojonup66.2,022--
Kondinin Kondinin67.1,042--
Koorda Koorda68.431--
Kulin Kulin69.834--
Kwinana Kwinana70.34,413--
Lake Grace Lake Grace71.1,370--
Laverton Laverton72.1,357--
Leonora Leonora73.2,764--
Mandurah Mandurah74.80,683--
Manjimup Manjimup75.9,427--
Meekatharra Meekatharra76.1,521--
Melville Melville77.106,335--
Menzies Menzies78.422--
Merredin Merredin79.3,300--
Mingenew Mingenew80.486--
Moora Moora81.2,535--
Morawa Morawa82.906--
Mosman Park Mosman Park83.9,508--
Mount Magnet Mount Magnet84.711--
Mount Marshall Mount Marshall85.471--
Mukinbudin Mukinbudin86.491--
Mullewa Mullewa87.---
Mundaring Mundaring88.39,796--
Murchison Murchison89.127--
Murray Murray90.16,304--
Nannup Nannup91.1,316--
Narembeen Narembeen92.810--
Narrogin Narrogin93.---
Narrogin Narrogin94.---
Nedlands Nedlands95.22,918--
Ngaanyatjarraku Ngaanyatjarraku96.1,584--
Northam Northam97.11,730--
Northampton Shire Northampton Shire98.3,379--
Nungarin Nungarin99.228--
Peppermint Grove Peppermint Grove100.1,681--
Perenjori Perenjori101.924--
Pingelly Pingelly102.1,195--
Plantagenet Shire Plantagenet Shire103.5,182--
Port Hedland Port Hedland104.16,472--
Quairading Quairading105.1,094--
Ravensthorpe Ravensthorpe106.2,288--
Rockingham Rockingham107.120,859--
Roebourne Roebourne108.25,907--
Sandstone Sandstone109.116--
Serpentine-Jarrahdale Serpentine-Jarrahdale110.21,162--
Shark Bay Shark Bay111.928--
South Perth South Perth112.46,113--
Stirling Stirling113.223,317--
Subiaco Subiaco114.19,693--
Swan Swan115.124,782--
Tammin Tammin116.401--
Three Springs Three Springs117.632--
Toodyay Toodyay118.4,686--
Trayning Trayning119.342--
Upper Gascoyne Upper Gascoyne120.262--
Victoria Park Victoria Park121.37,682--
Victoria Plains Victoria Plains122.921--
Vincent Vincent123.36,692--
Wagin Wagin124.1,975--
Wandering Wandering125.438--
Wanneroo Wanneroo126.178,438--
Waroona Waroona127.3,843--
West Arthur West Arthur128.887--
Westonia Westonia129.272--
Wickepin Wickepin130.750--
Williams Williams131.928--
Wiluna Wiluna132.1,279--
Wongan-Ballidu Wongan-Ballidu133.1,586--
Woodanilling Woodanilling134.---
Wyalkatchem Wyalkatchem135.---
Wyndham-East Kimberley Wyndham-East Kimberley136.---
Yalgoo Yalgoo137.---
Yilgarn Yilgarn138.---
York York139.---

External sources of information on Western Australia

Western Australia on Wikipedia