Western Australia, Australia

Western Australia is one of 8 primary administrative regions in Australia with a population of approximately 2,773,400 people.

Facts and figures on Western Australia at a glance

Region name: Western Australia (State of Western Australia)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 2,773,400 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 2,192,229 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 Australia2,773,400 peoplePerth Perth2,192,229 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 Perth137AustraliaOceania

Time in Western Australia

Time in Western Australia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 - 6:02am (06:02h)NoSat, 27 Apr 2024 - 6:02am (06:02h)UTC +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 137 administrative subregions in Western Australia.
Subregions in Western Australia
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Albany Albany1.36,262Albany Albany33,650
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 Broome13.16,222--
Broomehill-Tambellup Broomehill-Tambellup14.1,167--
Bruce Rock Bruce Rock15.996--
Bunbury Bunbury16.33,623Bunbury Bunbury76,452
Busselton Busselton17.34,290Busselton Busselton21,898
Cambridge Cambridge18.27,997--
Canning Canning19.96,356--
Capel Capel20.16,447--
Carnamah Carnamah21.550--
Carnarvon Carnarvon22.5,528Carnarvon Carnarvon7,392
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 Perth2,192,229
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 Kimberley41.7,730--
Donnybrook-Balingup Donnybrook-Balingup42.5,753--
Dowerin Dowerin43.672--
Dumbleyung Shire Dumbleyung Shire44.608--
Dundas Dundas45.772--
East Fremantle East Fremantle46.7,736--
East Pilbara East Pilbara47.10,591--
Esperance Shire Esperance Shire48.14,242--
Exmouth Exmouth49.2,570--
Fremantle Fremantle50.30,321--
Gingin Gingin51.5,248--
Gnowangerup Gnowangerup52.1,303--
Goomalling Goomalling53.976--
Gosnells Gosnells54.121,252--
Greater Geraldton Greater Geraldton55.-Geraldton Geraldton37,648
Halls Creek Halls Creek56.3,940--
Harvey Harvey57.25,924--
Irwin Irwin58.3,780--
Jerramungup Jerramungup59.1,085--
Joondalup Joondalup60.167,623--
Kalamunda Kalamunda61.59,716Kalamunda Kalamunda6,744
Kalgoorlie/Boulder Kalgoorlie/Boulder62.33,763--
Karratha Karratha63.-Karratha Karratha11,728
Katanning Katanning64.4,407--
Kellerberrin Kellerberrin65.1,227--
Kent Shire Kent Shire66.528--
Kojonup Kojonup67.2,022--
Kondinin Kondinin68.1,042--
Koorda Koorda69.431--
Kulin Kulin70.834--
Kwinana Kwinana71.34,413--
Lake Grace Lake Grace72.1,370--
Laverton Laverton73.1,357--
Leonora Leonora74.2,764--
Mandurah Mandurah75.80,683Mandurah Mandurah107,641
Manjimup Manjimup76.9,427--
Meekatharra Meekatharra77.1,521--
Melville Melville78.106,335--
Menzies Menzies79.422--
Merredin Merredin80.3,300--
Mingenew Mingenew81.486--
Moora Moora82.2,535--
Morawa Morawa83.906--
Mosman Park Mosman Park84.9,508--
Mount Magnet Mount Magnet85.711--
Mount Marshall Mount Marshall86.471--
Mukinbudin Mukinbudin87.491--
Mundaring Mundaring88.39,796--
Murchison Murchison89.127--
Murray Murray90.16,304--
Nannup Nannup91.1,316--
Narembeen Narembeen92.810--
Narrogin Narrogin93.---
Nedlands Nedlands94.22,918--
Ngaanyatjarraku Ngaanyatjarraku95.1,584--
Northam Northam96.11,730--
Northampton Shire Northampton Shire97.3,379--
Nungarin Nungarin98.228--
Peppermint Grove Peppermint Grove99.1,681--
Perenjori Perenjori100.924--
Pingelly Pingelly101.1,195--
Plantagenet Shire Plantagenet Shire102.5,182--
Port Hedland Port Hedland103.16,472--
Quairading Quairading104.1,094--
Ravensthorpe Ravensthorpe105.2,288--
Rockingham Rockingham106.120,859Rockingham Rockingham15,312
Sandstone Sandstone107.116--
Serpentine-Jarrahdale Serpentine-Jarrahdale108.21,162--
Shark Bay Shark Bay109.928--
South Perth South Perth110.46,113--
Stirling Stirling111.223,317--
Subiaco Subiaco112.19,693--
Swan Swan113.124,782--
Tammin Tammin114.401--
Three Springs Three Springs115.632--
Toodyay Toodyay116.4,686--
Trayning Trayning117.342--
Upper Gascoyne Upper Gascoyne118.262--
Victoria Park Victoria Park119.37,682--
Victoria Plains Victoria Plains120.921--
Vincent Vincent121.36,692--
Wagin Wagin122.1,975--
Wandering Wandering123.438--
Wanneroo Wanneroo124.178,438--
Waroona Waroona125.3,843--
West Arthur West Arthur126.887--
Westonia Westonia127.272--
Wickepin Wickepin128.750--
Williams Williams129.928--
Wiluna Wiluna130.1,279--
Wongan-Ballidu Wongan-Ballidu131.1,586--
Woodanilling Woodanilling132.---
Wyalkatchem Wyalkatchem133.---
Wyndham-East Kimberley Wyndham-East Kimberley134.---
Yalgoo Yalgoo135.---
Yilgarn Yilgarn136.---
York York137.---

External sources of information on Western Australia

Western Australia on Wikipedia