Western Australia
StateData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Australia.
AsiaCapital: PerthLanguage: English
Population
3.0M
Metros tracked
3
2.4M in metros (81%)
Composite score
29.4
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
At a glance
- Established
- 1901
- Area
- 2,527,013 km² (975,685 mi²)
- Population density
- 1/km² (3/mi²)
- Highest point
- Mount Meharry (1,251 m (4,104 ft))
- Legislature
- Parliament of Western Australia
- Human Development Index
- 0.973 (2023)
- House seats
- 16
- Senate seats
- 12
- Rank in Australia
- 4th of 12 by composite score
- Area rank
- 1st of 8 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Perth
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Western Australia metro footprint
3 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
3 tracked metros
#98Perth★ Capital
2.4M · Major Metro
28.8
#2839Broome
19K · Local Metro
0.3
#2850Port Hedland
17K · Local Metro
0.3