South West (Western Australia)

The South West region is a region of Western Australia and is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It has an area of 23,970 square kilometres (9,250 sq mi), and a population of about 170,000 people.^[1] Bunbury is the main city in this region.

South West Western Australia
Extent of South West region
South West
Coordinates	34°12′S 116°12′E / 34.2°S 116.2°E / -34.2; 116.2
Population	170,000
• Density	7.09/km2 (18.4/sq mi)
Area	23,970 km2 (9,254.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)	List Shire of Augusta–Margaret River Shire of Boyup Brook Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes City of Bunbury City of Busselton Shire of Capel Shire of Collie Shire of Dardanup Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup Shire of Harvey Shire of Manjimup Shire of Nannup

The South West region has a Mediterranean climate, and has dry summers and wet winters.^[2] The region has about 900 millimetres (35 in) of rainfall per year, with most rainfall between May and September.^[3] Mean maximum daily temperatures range from 16 °C (61 °F) in July to 34 °C (93 °F) in February.

There are so many economy at the South West region. It has so many aluminium oxide and mineral sands, and also has so many agriculture, timber, and viticulture industries. It is Western Australia's second-most popular tourist destination after Perth.

The South West region has 12 local government areas:^[1]

Some well-known attractions there are include Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Discovery Centre, Ngilgi Cave, Augusta Jewel Cave, Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Busselton Jetty, Mammoth Cave, Easter Cave, Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Centre, Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree, Diamond Tree, and Gloucester Tree.

1. 1 2 "South West". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
2. ↑ Nottie, Trevor (2004). Plants for Mediterranean Climate Gardens. Rosenberg. p. 9.
3. ↑ Bunbury Geography and Weather. Bunburyonline.