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Western ___MASK10___ ( abbreviated as WA ) is a state occupying the entire western third of ___MASK10___ . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west , the Great Australian Bight and Southern Ocean to the south , the Northern Territory to the north - east and South ___MASK10___ to the south - east . Western ___MASK10___ is ___MASK10___ ' s largest state with a total land area of 2 , 529 , 875 square kilometres ( 976 , 790 sq mi ), and the second - largest country subdivision in the world  however , a significant part of it is sparsely populated . The state has about 2 . 6 million inhabitants , around 11 % of the national total . 92 % of the population lives in the south - west corner of the state . Fremantle is a major Australian port city in Western ___MASK10___ , located at the mouth of the Swan River . Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth , the state capital . Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829 . It was declared a city in 1929 , and has a population of approximately 27 , 000 . Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western ___MASK10___ . It is the fourth - most populous city in ___MASK10___ , with an estimated population of 2 . 04 million living in Greater Perth . Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western ___MASK10___ , with the majority of the metropolitan area of Perth located on the Swan Coastal Plain , a narrow strip between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp , a low coastal escarpment . The first areas settled were on the Swan River , with the city ' s central business district and port ( Fremantle ) both located on its shores . The Perth Metropolitan Region includes 30 local government areas , which themselves consist of a large number of suburbs , extending from Two Rocks in the north to Rockingham in the south , and east inland to The Lakes . North Fremantle railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network . It is located on the Fremantle line , 16 . 2 kilometres from Perth , serving the Fremantle suburb of North Fremantle . Fremantle Harbour is Western ___MASK10___ ' s largest and busiest general cargo port and an important historical site . The inner harbour handles a large volume of sea containers , vehicle imports and livestock exports , cruise shipping and naval visits , and operates 24 hours a day .