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Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, with an area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi), [1] and its fourth most populous, with a population of 2,660,026 as of the 2021 Australian census. [2]
Perth's population is notable for the high proportion of British- and Irish-born residents. At the 2021 Census, 169,938 England-born Perth residents were counted, [ 98 ] ahead of even Sydney (151,614), [ 100 ] despite the latter having well over twice the population.
The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth metropolitan area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government is commonly known as Perth City Council. The City covers the Perth city centre and surrounding suburbs. The City covers an area of 20.01 square kilometres (8 sq mi) and had an estimated ...
The populations of the central local government areas in other capitals are relatively small. As of June 2020, Darwin had a population of 82,030, Hobart 55,250, Perth 30,971, and Adelaide 26,177. [150] Most Australian capital cities have suburban local government areas significantly larger in population than the central local government area.
The population of Greater Perth at the 2021 Census was 2,192,229. [3] The population was projected to increase to between 4.4 million and 6.6 million by 2061. [2] [4] In 2013, Greater Perth had a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi), while the rest of WA had 0.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.52/sq mi).
York was the first inland settlement in Western Australia, situated 97 kilometres (60 mi) east of Perth and settled on 16 September 1831. York was the staging point for early explorers who discovered the rich gold reserves of Kalgoorlie. Population growth was very slow until significant discoveries of gold were made in the 1890s around Kalgoorlie.
The Perth metropolitan region or the Perth metropolitan area is the administrative area and geographical extent of the Western Australian capital city of Perth and its conurbation. It generally includes the coastal strip from Two Rocks in the north to Singleton in the south, and inland to The Lakes in the east, [ 1 ] but its extent can be ...
There are more than 350 [citation needed] suburbs in the Perth metropolitan region (colloquially known as Perth, the capital city of Western Australia) as of 2021. The name and boundary of a locality (commonly referred to as a suburb in the metropolitan region [according to whom?]) is determined under the authority of the Minister of Lands in Western Australia, and form an official component ...