Map of Western Australia
Western Australia is in Australia. Its capital is Perth. Explore the labeled map, find its location within the country, or download a blank map and a coloring map for printing.
These pages cover the six states and the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory. Jervis Bay and the external territories are not separate pages.
Where is Western Australia?
The highlighted area shows Western Australia within Australia. The locator uses the national outline; the larger map above provides the detail.
Western Australia: facts and places
- Country
- Australia
- Capital
- Perth
- Area
- 2,527,013 km² (975,685 sq mi)
- Population
- 3 million (2024)
- Map reference point
- 24.43° S, 121.20° E
Places shown in this area include Perth, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie, Geraldton, Bunbury, Albany, Kwinana Beach, Roebourne, Karratha, and Port Hedland. The map selects major settlements from Natural Earth; it does not show every city or town. Perth is marked separately as the capital.
Blank map of Western Australia
Use this map without names to practice locating places and labeling local government areas. The coloring version below uses black outlines on white paper.
Western Australia coloring map
Local government areas on the map
The source contains 137 units within this outline. Small units may not all have room for a printed label. This list reflects the source snapshot.
- Albany
- Armadale
- Ashburton
- Augusta Margaret River
- Bassendean
- Bayswater
- Belmont
- Beverley
- Boddington
- Boyup Brook
- Bridgetown-Greenbushes
- Brookton
- Broome
- Broomehill-Tambellup
- Bruce Rock
- Bunbury
- Busselton
- Cambridge
- Canning
- Capel
- Carnamah
- Carnarvon
- Chapman Valley
- Chittering
- Claremont
- Cockburn
- Collie
- Coolgardie
- Coorow
- Corrigin
- Cottesloe
- Cranbrook
- Cuballing
- Cue
- Cunderdin
- Dalwallinu
- Dandaragan
- Dardanup
- Denmark
- Derby-West Kimberley
- Donnybrook-Balingup
- Dowerin
- Dumbleyung
- Dundas
- East Fremantle
- East Pilbara
- Esperance
- Exmouth
- Fremantle
- Gingin
- Gnowangerup
- Goomalling
- Gosnells
- Greater Geraldton
- Halls Creek
- Harvey
- Irwin
- Jerramungup
- Joondalup
- Kalamunda
- Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- Karratha
- Katanning
- Kellerberrin
- Kent
- Kojonup
- Kondinin
- Koorda
- Kulin
- Kwinana
- Lake Grace
- Laverton
- Leonora
- Mandurah
- Manjimup
- Meekatharra
- Melville
- Menzies
- Merredin
- Mingenew
- Moora
- Morawa
- Mosman Park
- Mount Magnet
- Mount Marshall
- Mukinbudin
- Mundaring
- Murchison
- Murray
- Nannup
- Narembeen
- Narrogin
- Nedlands
- Ngaanyatjarraku
- Northam
- Northampton
- Nungarin
- Peppermint Grove
- Perenjori
- Perth
- Pingelly
- Plantagenet
- Port Hedland
- Quairading
- Ravensthorpe
- Rockingham
- Sandstone
- Serpentine-Jarrahdale
- Shark Bay
- South Perth
- Stirling
- Subiaco
- Swan
- Tammin
- Three Springs
- Toodyay
- Trayning
- Upper Gascoyne
- Victoria Park
- Victoria Plains
- Vincent
- Wagin
- Wandering
- Wanneroo
- Waroona
- West Arthur
- Westonia
- Wickepin
- Williams
- Wiluna
- Wongan-Ballidu
- Woodanilling
- Wyalkatchem
- Wyndham-East Kimberley
- Yalgoo
- Yilgarn
- York
Sources and reuse
Map design: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Country and state outlines and settlements: Natural Earth (public domain). Facts: Wikidata (CC0); population figures use the stated year.
Internal boundaries: geoBoundaries gbOpen (Australian Bureau of Statistics), 2022, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Adapted by matching source units to the parent outline and simplifying them for display. Download the derived boundary database under the source license. Later administrative changes and small differences between source outlines may not be represented.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Western Australia?
Western Australia is in Australia. The location map highlights it within the country; the main map shows its outline and places including Perth, Mandurah, Kalgoorlie, and Geraldton.
What is the capital of Western Australia?
The capital is Perth. It is marked with a red star on the labeled map.
Can I print a blank map of Western Australia?
Yes. Download the blank or black-and-white coloring version as PNG, SVG or PDF. The PDF fits US Letter paper and can be scaled to fit A4. Credit Atlas of Maps under CC BY 4.0.
How current are the boundaries on this map?
The local government areas follow geoBoundaries gbOpen (Australian Bureau of Statistics), a 2022 snapshot. The 137 mapped units are the source snapshot, not a statement of today's official total. Later splits or renamings may not appear.