21 Facts About Western Australian

Western Australian Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of 2,527,013 square kilometres.

The first permanent European colony of Western Australian Australia occurred following the landing by Major Edmund Lockyer on 26 December 1826 of an expedition on behalf of the New South Wales colonial government.

Western Australian formally took possession for the British Crown of the western part of the continent that was not already claimed by the Crown.

Western Australian Australia achieved responsible government in 1890 and federated with the other British colonies in Australia in 1901.

Western Australian Australia is the largest iron ore producer in the world.

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York was the first inland settlement in Western Australian Australia, situated 97 kilometres east of Perth and settled on 16 September 1831.

In 1896, after discoveries of gold at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, the Western Australian Parliament authorised the raising of a loan to construct a pipeline to transport 23 megalitres of water per day to the burgeoning population on the goldfields.

Western Australian Australia is bounded to the east by longitude 129°E, the meridian 129 degrees east of Greenwich, which defines the border with South Australia and the Northern Territory, and bounded by the Indian Ocean to the west and north.

Western Australian Australia did not receive significant flows of immigrants from Britain, Ireland or elsewhere in the British Empire until the early 20th century.

Western Australian Australia—particularly Perth—has the highest proportion of British-born of any state: 10.

Western Australian Australia was granted self-government in 1890 with a bicameral Parliament located in Perth, consisting of the Legislative Assembly, which has 59 members; and the Legislative Council, which has 36 members.

Whilst the sovereign of Western Australian Australia is the King of Australia and executive power is nominally vested in his state representative, the Governor, executive power rests with the premier and ministers drawn from the party or coalition of parties holding a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Western Australian Australia was the most reluctant participant in the Commonwealth of Australia.

Western Australian Australia did not participate in the earliest federation conference.

Longer-term residents of Western Australian Australia were generally opposed to federation; however, the discovery of gold brought many immigrants from other parts of Australia.

Western Australian Australia is divided into 139 Local Government Areas, including Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.

The national broadsheet publication The Western Australian is available, although with sales per capita lagging far behind those in other states.

Notable musicians and bands to have been born in or lived in Western Australian Australia include Adam Brand, Ammonia, Karnivool, Birds of Tokyo, Bon Scott, Eskimo Joe, Johnny Young, Gyroscope, the John Butler Trio, Tame Impala, Kevin Mitchell, Tim Minchin, Troye Sivan, The Kill Devil Hills, Pendulum, The Pigram Brothers, Rolf Harris, Stella Donnelly and The Triffids.

Notable actors and television personalities from Western Australian Australia include Heath Ledger, Sam Worthington, Ernie Dingo, Jessica Marais, Megan Gale, Rove McManus, Isla Fisher, and Melissa George.

Films and television series filmed or partly filmed in Western Australian Australia include Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Heights, Mystery Road, These Final Hours, Cloudstreet, Jasper Jones, Australia, Bran Nu Dae, Red Dog, ABBA: the Movie and Last Train to Freo.

International sporting events hosted in the past in Western Australian Australia include the Tom Hoad Cup, the Perth International, the 2006 Gravity Games, the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup, the 1991 FINA World Aquatics Championships, the World Rally Championships and the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.