Names such as the South West or South West corner, when used to refer to a specific area of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to t ...

, denote a region that has been defined in several different ways. Such names now usually refer to areas immediately south of the

Perth metropolitan region The Perth metropolitan region or the Perth metropolitan area is the administrative area and geographical extent of the Western Australian capital city of Perth and its conurbation. It generally includes the coastal strip from Two Rocks in t ...

and west of the Wheatbelt. Its narrowest and most specific usage is in reference to the official, government-designated

South West The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sep ...

region. However, broader usages may include the entire south-western quarter of Australia. In regard to Western Australia, "South West" may refer to: *

South West Region (Western Australia) The South West Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state. It was created by the ''Acts Amendment (Electoral Reform) Act 198 ...

– a multi-member electorate of the Western Australian Legislative Council *

South West (Western Australia) The South West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It has an area of 23,970 km2, and a population of about 170,000 people. Bunbury is the main city in the region. Climate The South West has a Mediterranean climate, w ...

- governmental division of local government areas *

Southwest Australia Southwest Australia is a biogeographic region in Western Australia. It includes the Mediterranean-climate area of southwestern Australia, which is home to a diverse and distinctive flora and fauna. The region is also known as the Southwest Aus ...

– a botanical and freshwater region and biodiversity hotspot *

South West drainage division The south-west corner drainage region of Western Australia is one of only two temperate and relatively fertile parts of mainland Australia. It covers about , or a little less than 2% of the continent. For comparison, this is about the same size ...

– a drainage region * South West Land Division – a cadastral (land administration) region * South West Seismic Zone – a seismic region

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