States or Territories

Western Australia

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Western Australia." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/western-australia.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Western Australia. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/western-australia

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-western-australia,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Western Australia},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/western-australia},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Western Australia is the westernmost state of Australia, bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the northeast and South Australia to the southeast. Its capital is Perth, and a December 2024 estimate recorded a population of 3,008,700 across an area of 2,527,013 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

Perth 1

Population

3,008,700 1

December 2024 estimate from Western Australia's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Area (sq km)

2,527,013 1

Latitude

26 degrees south 1

Longitude

121 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia.

Source Western Australia (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Perth

Perth is the capital of Western Australia.

Source Perth, Western Australia (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Australia

Western Australia's own infobox names Australia as its country (checked live this session); Australia is on-continent Australia (its own live edge, content.EntityRelationship, checked this session), so Western Australia is on-continent Australia.

Source Western Australia (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Western Australia (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

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Western Australia...is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east.

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1. Western Australia (Wikipedia)

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