Western Australia
StateState of Australia.
AsiaCapital: PerthLanguage: English
Population
3.0M
Metros tracked
3
2.4M in metros (81%)
Composite score
28.8
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
At a glance
- Established
- 1901
- Area
- 2,527,013 km²
- Population density
- 1 /km²
- 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. Hover for rank, click to open the metro 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
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #102 | Perth★ Capital | 2.4M | 28.2 | Major Metro |
| #2777 | Broome | 19K | 0.3 | Local Metro |
| #2788 | Port Hedland | 17K | 0.3 | Local Metro |