ABOUT W E S T E R N AUSTRALIA

Western Australia

Western Australia — it’s big, beautiful and billions of years old. Around the size of Western Europe, WA accounts for one-third of the Australian continent. 

It boasts over 12,500 kilometres of coastline (20,000 including islands), the world’s oldest minerals and a host of natural wonders found nowhere else on Earth. 

Of the State’s population of 2.7 million people, around three-quarters live in the Perth region. With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, Perth is Australia’s sunniest capital city. 

The city’s spectacular natural surroundings are rivalled only by its vibrant city life. WA’s Aboriginal history dates back more than 50,000 years — making it one of the world’s oldest living cultures. 

Almost a third of Western Australians are born overseas and 15 per cent of the population speaks a language other than English at home. 

Dreamlike experiences and natural wonders await you in every region of this grand and diverse State, and the varied climate — Mediterranean conditions in the south through to the northern tropics — means you’ll always find summer somewhere in WA.

*Source: Tourism Western Australia, info@westernaustralia.com

https://www.tourism.wa.gov.au/