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Western Australia Accommodation
Seashells Broome
From $252 pn
Club Wyndham Dunsborough
From $152 pn
Seashells Resort Yallingup
From $219 pn
Ningaloo Reef Resort
From $268 pn
Airport Apartments by Aurum Perth
From $157 pn
A Journey to the West - Perth to Fremantle
Monkey Mia Dolphins & West Coast
Perth stay & Rottnest Island tour
Western Australian Discovery
Ramada Vetroblu Scarborough Beach
From $210 pn
RAC Exmouth Cape Holiday Park
From $144 pn
Oaks Cable Beach Resort
From $171 pn
Western Australia is Australia's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world. The state's capital city is Perth. Western Australia is bounded by South Australia and the Northern Territory to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the west and north.
In recent years, tourism has grown in importance, with significant numbers of visitors to the state. Revenue from tourism is a strong economic driver in many of the smaller population centres outside of Perth, especially in coastal locations.
Western Australia has a significant fishing industry. Products for local consumption and export include Western Rock Lobsters, prawns, crabs, shark and tuna, as well as pearl fishing in the Kimberley region of the state. Processing is conducted along the west coast. Whaling was a key marine industry but ceased at Albany in 1978.
Western Australia's winemaking regions are almost entirely concentrated in the south-western portion of the State. Major wine producing regions include: Margaret River, The Great Southern, Swan Valley as well as several smaller districts including Blackwood Valley, Manjimup, Pemberton, Peel, Perth Hills, and Geographe. Several wineries produce wine for local consumption and international export.