Occupying almost one third of the continent, Western Australia is the largest state of Australia and the second-largest country subdivision in the world.
Covering an area of more than 2.5 million sq km, WA is home to more than 2.67 million people. Despite being a huge-sized state, Western Australia’s population density is among the lowest in the world.
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WA with a mainland coast of over 12,000 km, boasts of the longest coastline of all the Australian states and territories.
Before the Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, Western Australia was inhabited by indigenous communities for about 40,000 - 60,000 long years. It is home to about 66 indigenous language groups which account to almost 3.3% of the WA population.
Western Australia has the largest collection of aboriginal art, the oldest unbroken traditional art in the world.
Formerly known as Boorloo, Perth is the largest city of the state and also WA's capital. Despite being the most populous city of the state, Perth is more famous for being one of the most isolated cities on the planet.
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Having an average of 8 hours of sunlight per day across the year, Perth is officially the sunniest capital city in the world.
Just to get an idea of how widely it is spread, WA’s capital city is closer to Jakarta and Singapore than it is to Canberra or Sydney.
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Contrary to the belief of many, Western Australia has a number of interesting facts and has several tourist attractions.
Kings Park located in the heart of Perth is the largest inner city park in the world. The botanical garden of the park is sure to give you a spectacular view and displays over 3000 species of unique flora.
Western Australia is home to the Kalgoorlie mine, one of the largest producers of gold in the world. It also houses the Argyle mine, the largest single producer of diamonds in the world. WA is also the second largest producer of Iron ore.
Described as the world’s happiest animal, the Quokka is native to Rottnest Islands which is Western Australia's stunning offshore paradise.
The Busselton Jetty of WA which runs almost 2 km is the world’s oldest and the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere.
Mount Augustus, known as “burringurrah’ by the locals, is the world’s largest single rock. It rises 700 m out from the surrounding plains and covers over 5,000 hectares.
The Ningaloo Reef is one of the longest and the largest coral reefs and is listed as a World Heritage Site. The reef is famous not only for whales and sharks, but dolphins, dugongs, manta rays and humpback whales.