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Victoria vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Victoria has a land area of 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 11.1 times larger than Victoria's.
Total area
- Victoria: 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 11.1 times larger than Victoria's.
Length
- Victoria is 466 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 3.4 times (241%) longer than Victoria's.
Width
- Victoria spans 558 miles (897 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 2.3 times (130%) wider than Victoria's.
Highest point
- Victoria's highest point is Mount Bogong at 6,516 feet (1,986 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Bogong is 2,418 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Victoria's lowest point is Southern Ocean at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Victoria vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Victoria has a population of 7,104,349 (2025), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Victoria's population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Victoria: 80.9 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Victoria's population density is 26.1 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Victoria's largest metropolitan area is Greater Melbourne (5,435,590 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Melbourne's population is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- Victoria: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1851.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
Victoria vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Victoria's GDP is $406.1 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Victoria's economic output is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Victoria: $57,162 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Victoria's.
Official Websites
Victoria official website · Western Australia official website
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