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Bookmark & shareVast, sun-soaked, ancient: Go wild in Western Australia.
At a whopping 2,532,400 sq km (977,765 sq mi), WA is twice the size of Western Europe and comes with all the geographical variety that such an expanse entails. Forests, gorges, caves, ancient aboriginal rock art, beaches and pristine reef could keep a traveller enthralled for years.
Fast Facts
Population
2,050,900
Currency
Name: Australian Dollar
Code: AUD
Symbol: A$
Electrical Plugs
220-240V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: English
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +8
Country Dialing Code
+61
Weights & Measures
Metric
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