Western Australia

E14171

state of Australia

Western Australia is Australia’s largest state, occupying the entire western third of the continent and known for its vast outback, mineral wealth, and Indian Ocean coastline.

Aliases (4)

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state of Australia →
area	approximately 2,529,875 square kilometres →
areaRankInAustralia	1 →
becameStateOfAustralia	1901 →
borderedBy	Indian Ocean → Northern Territory → South Australia → Southern Ocean →
capital	Perth →
climate	Mediterranean in southwest → arid in interior → tropical in north →
containsCity	Bunbury → Fremantle → Geraldton → Kalgoorlie-Boulder → Perth →
containsIsland	Christmas Island → Cocos (Keeling) Islands → Rottnest Island →
containsRegion	Goldfields-Esperance → Kimberley → Pilbara → South West →
country	Australia →
currency	Australian dollar →
drivesOn	left →
establishedAsColony	1829 →
governingBody	Parliament of Western Australia →
hasCoastlineOn	Indian Ocean → Southern Ocean →
headOfGovernmentTitle	Premier of Western Australia →
headOfStateRepresentativeTitle	Governor of Western Australia →
ISO3166-2Code	AU-WA →
joinedFederation	1 January 1901 →
knownFor	Indian Ocean coastline → mineral wealth → vast outback →
largestCity	Perth →
legalSystem	common law →
locatedInRegion	Oceania →
locatedOnContinent	Australia →
majorExport	gold → iron ore → liquefied natural gas → wheat →
majorIndustry	agriculture → mining → petroleum → tourism →
motto	Cygnis Insignis →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	Distinguished by the Swan →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Commonwealth of Australia →
population	approximately 2.8 million →
populationRankInAustralia	4 →
stateAbbreviation	WA →
stateAnimal	numbat →
stateBird	black swan →
stateColours	black and gold →
stateFlower	red and green kangaroo paw →
timeZone	Australian Western Standard Time →
timeZoneDSTObserved	no →
UTCOffset	+08:00 →

Referenced by (88)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Broome → Bunbury → Edith Cowan University → Esperance → Fremantle Dockers → Fremantle Harbour → Geraldton → Goldfields-Esperance region → Kalgoorlie → Mandurah → Margaret River → Murdoch University → Perth → Pitjantjatjara → Port Hedland → Rockingham → Shire of Augusta-Margaret River → South West → South West Australia wine zone → South West region of Western Australia → University of Western Australia → WACA Ground → West Coast Eagles →	state
Curtin University → Elizabeth Quay → Fremantle Dockers → Kimberley region → Optus Stadium → Perth Airport → Perth Concert Hall → Pilbara region → Swan River Colony → University of Western Australia → WACA Ground →	locatedIn
Government of Western Australia → Governor of Western Australia ("State of Western Australia") → Parliament of Western Australia →	jurisdiction
Curtin University → Murdoch University → Transperth →	regionServed
James Stirling → Kim Beazley → Patrick Dodson →	residence
Governor of Western Australia → Premier of Western Australia →	appliesToJurisdiction
South Australia → Timor Sea →	borderedBy
Leeuwin Current → West Australian Current →	flowsPast
Pilbara Regiment → Transperth →	operatesIn
Goldfields-Esperance region → Kimberley region ("State of Western Australia") →	partOf
Australian Western Standard Time →	appliesToRegion
Government of Western Australia ("State of Western Australia") →	appliesToTerritory
Northern Territory →	borders
Perth →	capitalOf
Australia →	containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Sturt's Desert Pea →	distribution
Amadeus Basin →	extendsInto
West Australian Current ("western Australia") →	flowsAlongCoastOf
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat →	foundIn
Great Australian Bight ("State of Western Australia (western coastal sector)") →	governingJurisdiction
Parliament of Western Australia ("State of Western Australia") →	governs
Elizabeth Quay →	hasState
Fremantle Dockers →	hasSupporterBaseIn
Dominion of Australia →	hasTerritorialUnit
Swan River Colony →	historyOf
Fremantle Harbour →	isMajorPortFor
AWST →	isStandardTimeFor
Great Australian Bight →	locatedAlongCoastOf
Premier of Western Australia →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Cygnis Insignis →	mottoOf
Australian Eastern Daylight Time →	notObservedIn
Australian Central Daylight Time →	notObservedInStateOrTerritory
Australian Western Standard Time ("State of Western Australia") →	observedInAdministrativeArea
Betty Cuthbert →	placeOfDeath
Australia Day →	publicHolidayIn
Cygnis Insignis →	region
West Coast Eagles →	regionRepresented
Perth Airport →	serves
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia →	shieldRepresents
Swan River Colony ("State of Western Australia") →	todayPartOf
South West →	tourismRegionOf
Cygnis Insignis →	usedBy
AWST ("Australian state of Western Australia") →	usedIn
AWST →	usedInRegion
AWST →	usedInStateOrTerritory