From white sandy beaches in the north, lush vineyards and forests in the south west to the arid red dirt of the outback, there is a vast variety of landscapes in regional Western Australia.

Living in a regional area is popular due to the peaceful and relaxed lifestyle matched with services, infrastructure, shopping and entertainment.
There are nine regional areas in Western Australia:

Key statistics

Region	Land mass (square km)	Population*	Unemployment rate
Perth	4 478	1 899 753	5.4%
Gascoyne	135 074	9 959	8.9%
Goldfields-Esperance	769 701	61 333	5.3%
Great Southern	38 914	59 935	3.8%
Kimberley	419 558	39 099	12.9%
Mid West	466 830	58 183	7.1%
Peel	5 520	128 798	7.4%
Pilbara	505 870	67 503	3.1%
South West	23 969	174 052	4.3%
Wheatbelt	156 661	74 774	3.7%

*Figures sourced from ABS CAT 3218.0
Last modified: 15/12/2015

State Nomination Invitation Rounds

20 January 2023

Western Australia has received an overwhelming amount of applications for the State Nomination Migration Program.

To allow adequate time to process the large volume of applications prior to the end of the program year, invitation rounds for the remainder of the 2022-23 State nomination program year will be brought forward, and run in the first week of each month, commencing February 2023.

For more information on the State Nominated Migration Program visit the About State nomination page.

Western Australia is the largest Australian state with an area of more than 2 500 000 square km, a 12 500 km coastline and spanning 2 400 km from north to south.

Regional Western Australia

Key statistics

​Region

Land mass (square km)

​Population*

Unemployment rate​​

Region

Population*

Unemployment rate