Western Australia (WA) www.westernaustralia.com

Capital: Perth www.countrywide.com.au

This is Australia’s biggest State with most of the population centred in Perth, around the Swan River and the scenic South-West corner. The State has a variety of spectacular landforms and is famous for its beaches. It has a very temperate climate, hot in the middle of summer and cooler in winter.

Average daytime temperature (celsius) in Perth: Winter:15; Summer:27

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