What Are the Regions of Perth & WA?

Over time, there have been different names and regions used when referring to regions of Perth and WA.  In order to be clear about which locations we’re referring to for general practitioner jobs in WA, we refer to the standard usage regions of WA, and the Metropolitan Region Scheme, where the Perth metropolitan region comprises the five subregions and 30 local government areas (20 cities, 3 shires, and 7 towns).

• Perth Inner Metro
• Perth North-eastern Metro
• Perth North-western Metro
• Perth South-eastern Metro
• Perth South-western Metro
• Gascoyne
• Goldfields-Esperance
• Great Southern
• Kimberley
• Mid West
• Pilbara
• Peel
• South West
• Wheatbelt

This is the list of local authorities within the metro regions.

• Inner Metro includes:
  • City of Bayswater            
  • City of Belmont
  • City of Canning
  • City of Fremantle
  • City of Melville
  • City of Nedlands
  • City of Perth
  • City of South Perth
  • City of Stirling
  • City of Subiaco
  • City of Vincent
  • Shire of Peppermint Grove
  • Town of Bassendean
  • Town of Cambridge
  • Town of Claremont
  • Town of Cottesloe
  • Town of East Fremantle
  • Town of Mosman Park
  • Town of Victoria Park

• North-eastern Metro
  • City of Kalamunda
  • City of Swan
  • Shire of Mundaring

• North-western Metro
  • City of Joondalup
  • City of Wanneroo

• South-eastern Metro
  • City of Armadale
  • City of Gosnells
  • Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

• South-western Metro
  • City of Cockburn
  • City of Kwinana
  • City of Rockingham

Click for more on the Metropolitan Region Scheme.