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Western Australia Map
Every local government area, city and town in Western Australia on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and local government areas above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a local government area to see its population, area and largest towns.
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Printable maps of Western Australia
Free to print for class and home: Western Australia with its cities and towns, a map of its local government areas, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
Western Australia map with cities
Western Australia local government areas map
About Western Australia
Western Australia has 137 local government areas and about 3,044,382 people (2025) on 2,526,632 km² (975,538 sq mi). Perth is both the capital and the largest city, with 2,043,762 people (2021). It borders South Australia and Northern Territory.
Stirling is the most populous local government area (254,821 people) and Murchison the least (111); East Pilbara is the largest by area (372,296 km²) and Peppermint Grove the smallest (1 km²).
Largest cities in Western Australia
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 55 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | Local government area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth | Perth | 2,043,762 |
| 2 | Bunbury | Bunbury | 75,196 |
| 3 | Geraldton | Greater Geraldton | 32,717 |
| 4 | Albany | Albany | 31,128 |
| 5 | Kalgoorlie - Boulder | Kalgoorlie-Boulder | 29,068 |
| 6 | Busselton | Busselton | 27,233 |
| 7 | Karratha | Karratha | 17,013 |
| 8 | Port Hedland | Port Hedland | 15,298 |
| 9 | Broome | Broome | 14,660 |
| 10 | Yanchep | Wanneroo | 11,009 |
| 11 | Esperance | Esperance | 10,218 |
| 12 | Margaret River | Augusta Margaret River | 7,430 |
| 13 | Collie | Collie | 7,184 |
| 14 | Dunsborough | Busselton | 7,182 |
| 15 | Northam | Northam | 6,679 |
| 16 | Kununurra | Wyndham-East Kimberley | 4,515 |
| 17 | Newman | East Pilbara | 4,239 |
| 18 | Carnarvon | Carnarvon | 4,162 |
| 19 | Manjimup | Manjimup | 4,138 |
| 20 | Pinjarra | Murray | 3,883 |
| 21 | Narrogin | Narrogin | 3,745 |
| 22 | Katanning | Katanning | 3,641 |
| 23 | Derby | Derby-West Kimberley | 3,009 |
| 24 | Denmark | Denmark | 2,944 |
| 25 | Tom Price | Ashburton | 2,874 |
Local government area and state populations are the ABS's estimated resident population at 30 June 2025; town populations are 2021 Census counts for the ABS's urban centres and localities, so a city such as Perth includes its suburbs.
Local government areas of Western Australia
All 137 local government areas. Select one to show it on the map.
| City | 42,308 | 4,308 | |
| City | 113,003 | 560 | |
| Shire | 8,335 | 100,817 | |
| Shire | 20,170 | 2,122 | |
| Town | 17,413 | 10 | |
| City | 77,383 | 35 | |
| City | 48,221 | 40 | |
| Shire | 1,815 | 2,371 | |
| Shire | 1,840 | 1,904 | |
| Shire | 2,000 | 2,826 | |
| Shire | 5,931 | 1,337 | |
| Shire | 972 | 1,601 | |
| Shire | 19,193 | 54,402 | |
| Shire | 1,117 | 2,610 | |
| Shire | 1,073 | 2,725 | |
| City | 35,730 | 65 | |
| City | 46,184 | 1,454 | |
| Town | 32,684 | 22 | |
| City | 109,028 | 65 | |
| Shire | 20,171 | 558 | |
| Shire | 598 | 2,871 | |
| Shire | 5,655 | 46,575 | |
| Shire | 1,725 | 3,981 | |
| Shire | 7,039 | 1,220 | |
| Town | 13,091 | 5 | |
| City | 139,499 | 168 | |
| Shire | 9,561 | 1,710 | |
| Shire | 3,878 | 30,298 | |
| Shire | 1,149 | 4,190 | |
| Shire | 1,052 | 2,681 | |
| Town | 9,201 | 4 | |
| Shire | 1,167 | 3,276 | |
| Shire | 969 | 1,195 | |
| Shire | 234 | 13,582 | |
| Shire | 1,299 | 1,862 | |
| Shire | 1,455 | 7,224 | |
| Shire | 4,089 | 6,712 | |
| Shire | 16,280 | 526 | |
| Shire | 6,858 | 1,860 | |
| Shire | 8,683 | 119,731 | |
| Shire | 6,698 | 1,560 | |
| Shire | 745 | 1,863 | |
| Shire | 715 | 2,539 | |
| Shire | 735 | 92,886 | |
| Town | 8,426 | 3 | |
| Shire | 10,663 | 372,296 | |
| Shire | 14,663 | 44,798 | |
| Shire | 3,670 | 6,488 | |
| City | 37,542 | 19 | |
| Shire | 6,585 | 3,208 | |
| Shire | 1,295 | 4,265 | |
| Shire | 1,002 | 1,835 | |
| City | 144,475 | 127 | |
| City | 42,882 | 9,909 | |
| Shire | 4,245 | 133,046 | |
| Shire | 32,208 | 1,728 | |
| Shire | 3,899 | 2,369 | |
| Shire | 1,248 | 6,511 | |
| City | 176,595 | 99 | |
| City | 65,007 | 324 | |
| City | 31,268 | 95,500 | |
| City | 25,429 | 15,238 | |
| Shire | 4,345 | 1,518 | |
| Shire | 1,146 | 1,915 | |
| Shire | 539 | 5,625 | |
| Shire | 1,985 | 2,931 | |
| Shire | 874 | 7,441 | |
| Shire | 377 | 2,832 | |
| Shire | 805 | 4,719 | |
| City | 57,422 | 120 | |
| Shire | 1,337 | 11,886 | |
| Shire | 1,441 | 179,994 | |
| Shire | 1,724 | 31,915 | |
| City | 106,827 | 175 | |
| Shire | 9,621 | 7,030 | |
| Shire | 1,292 | 100,189 | |
| City | 115,945 | 53 | |
| Shire | 578 | 124,115 | |
| Shire | 3,365 | 3,294 | |
| Shire | 428 | 1,935 | |
| Shire | 2,421 | 3,763 | |
| Shire | 703 | 3,511 | |
| Town | 10,482 | 4 | |
| Shire | 706 | 13,858 | |
| Shire | 469 | 10,185 | |
| Shire | 594 | 3,427 | |
| Shire | 43,577 | 643 | |
| Shire | 111 | 45,046 | |
| Shire | 21,447 | 1,703 | |
| Shire | 1,743 | 3,054 | |
| Shire | 853 | 3,809 | |
| Shire | 4,989 | 1,631 | |
| City | 25,711 | 20 | |
| Shire | 1,483 | 159,816 | |
| Shire | 12,758 | 1,431 | |
| Shire | 3,459 | 12,544 | |
| Shire | 265 | 1,166 | |
| Shire | 1,828 | 1 | |
| Shire | 665 | 8,301 | |
| City | 35,673 | 14 | |
| Shire | 1,108 | 1,295 | |
| Shire | 5,793 | 4,877 | |
| Town | 17,743 | 18,417 | |
| Shire | 956 | 2,017 | |
| Shire | 2,309 | 9,842 | |
| City | 159,934 | 257 | |
| Shire | 118 | 32,605 | |
| Shire | 40,531 | 901 | |
| Shire | 1,194 | 24,202 | |
| City | 48,745 | 20 | |
| City | 254,821 | 105 | |
| City | 20,038 | 6 | |
| City | 187,090 | 1,043 | |
| Shire | 395 | 1,102 | |
| Shire | 606 | 2,657 | |
| Shire | 5,251 | 1,692 | |
| Shire | 304 | 1,651 | |
| Shire | 206 | 57,810 | |
| Town | 43,333 | 18 | |
| Shire | 825 | 2,551 | |
| City | 42,392 | 11 | |
| Shire | 1,841 | 1,946 | |
| Shire | 558 | 1,904 | |
| City | 246,147 | 683 | |
| Shire | 4,665 | 832 | |
| Shire | 801 | 2,832 | |
| Shire | 250 | 3,319 | |
| Shire | 721 | 2,041 | |
| Shire | 1,081 | 2,305 | |
| Shire | 567 | 181,297 | |
| Shire | 1,357 | 3,365 | |
| Shire | 495 | 1,129 | |
| Shire | 493 | 1,594 | |
| Shire | 8,441 | 112,066 | |
| Shire | 356 | 27,949 | |
| Shire | 1,204 | 30,429 | |
| Shire | 3,677 | 2,132 |
Quizzes and worksheets
Sources
- Local government areas: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Local Government Areas 2025 (geo.abs.gov.au).
- Populations: ABS, Estimated Resident Population at 30 June 2025, by local government area and state (Regional population; ABS Data API, ERP_LGA2025).
- Council names: Geoscape Administrative Boundaries, Local Government Areas, published by Geoscience Australia (Digital Atlas of Australia).
- Towns: ABS, Urban Centres and Localities 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), with their 2021 Census usual resident counts (Census 2021, table G01; ABS Data API, C21_G01_UCL).
- Neighbouring states and territories: ABS, ASGS Edition 3, States and Territories 2021.
- Highways: Geoscape Major Roads, published by Geoscience Australia (Digital Atlas of Australia): national and state highways.