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This is a list of places on the Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia. The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register which lists places of historic, cultural and natural heritage on Commonwealth land or in Commonwealth waters, or owned or managed by the Commonwealth Government. To be listed, a place has to meet one or more of the nine Commonwealth Heritage List criteria.

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Currently listed places

Listed are all 19 places in Western Australia that are currently on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:

Place name Place ID Class Listed Address Suburb or town Coordinates Photo
Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks 105215 Historic 22 June 2004 Brallos Pass Karrakatta 31°57′57″S 115°47′41″E / 31.9658°S 115.7946°E / -31.9658; 115.7946 (Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks)
Artillery Barracks 105332 Historic 22 June 2004 2 Burt Street Fremantle 32°02′41″S 115°45′17″E / 32.0446°S 115.7546°E / -32.0446; 115.7546 (Artillery Barracks) WA War Museum entrance.jpg
Bindoon Defence Training Area 105619 Natural 25 October 2004 Dewars Pool Road Bindoon 31°16′38″S 116°17′11″E / 31.2773°S 116.2864°E / -31.2773; 116.2864 (Bindoon Defence Training Area)
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse 105416 Historic 22 June 2004 Leeuwin Road Cape Leeuwin via Augusta 34°22′30″S 115°08′11″E / 34.3750°S 115.1364°E / -34.3750; 115.1364 (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse) CapeLeeuwinLighthouse2 gobeirne.jpg
Claremont Post Office 105526 Historic 22 June 2004 Bayview Terrace Claremont 31°58′53″S 115°46′54″E / 31.9813°S 115.7816°E / -31.9813; 115.7816 (Claremont Post Office) OIC claremont post office gugeri.jpg
Cliff Point Historic Site 105273 Historic 22 June 2004 Garden Island 32°11′18″S 115°40′32″E / 32.1882°S 115.6756°E / -32.1882; 115.6756 (Cliff Point Historic Site)
Garden Island 105274 Natural 22 June 2004 Garden Island 32°11′57″S 115°40′31″E / 32.1992°S 115.6752°E / -32.1992; 115.6752 (Garden Island) Garden Island at sunset 02.jpg
Geraldton Drill Hall Complex 105658 Historic 22 June 2004 Cathedral Avenue Geraldton 28°46′33″S 114°36′35″E / 28.7758°S 114.6098°E / -28.7758; 114.6098 (Geraldton Drill Hall Complex)
Inglewood Post Office 106134 Historic 8 November 2011 885 Beaufort Street Inglewood 31°55′18″S 115°53′06″E / 31.9216°S 115.8851°E / -31.9216; 115.8851 (Inglewood Post Office) Inglewood Post Office, Western Australia.jpg
J Gun Battery 105272 Historic 22 June 2004 Entrance Point Garden Island 32°09′31″S 115°39′53″E / 32.1587°S 115.6647°E / -32.1587; 115.6647 (J Gun Battery) 155mm GPF Garden Island WA 1943 AWM 054026.jpeg
Lancelin Defence Training Area 105578 Natural 22 June 2004 Mimegarra Road Lancelin 30°47′52″S 115°22′55″E / 30.7977°S 115.3820°E / -30.7977; 115.3820 (Lancelin Defence Training Area)
Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility 105551 Natural 22 June 2004 Learmonth 22°26′57″S 113°48′40″E / 22.4491°S 113.8110°E / -22.4491; 113.8110 (Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility)
Mermaid Reef 105255 Natural 22 June 2004 Rowley Shoals Broome 17°06′04″S 119°37′31″E / 17.1011°S 119.6252°E / -17.1011; 119.6252 (Mermaid Reef - Rowley Shoals)
Ningaloo Marine Area 105548 Natural 22 June 2004 Commonwealth Waters Ningaloo 21°51′18″S 113°51′43″E / 21.8551°S 113.8619°E / -21.8551; 113.8619 (Ningaloo Marine Area)
Northam Post Office 105528 Historic 22 June 2004 239-243 Fitzgerald Street Northam 31°39′18″S 116°40′13″E / 31.6551°S 116.6703°E / -31.6551; 116.6703 (Northam Post Office) Northam Heritage Post Office.jpg
Perth General Post Office 105527 Historic 22 June 2004 3 Forrest Place Perth 31°57′08″S 115°51′32″E / 31.9522°S 115.8589°E / -31.9522; 115.8589 (Perth General Post Office) General Post Office, Perth, January 2018 01.jpg
South Perth Post Office 105370 Historic 8 November 2011 103 Mill Point Road South Perth 31°58′24″S 115°51′06″E / 31.9733°S 115.8516°E / -31.9733; 115.8516 (South Perth Post Office) Post Office, South Perth.jpg
Victoria Park Post Office 106197 Historic 22 August 2012 414 Albany Highway Victoria Park 31°58′29″S 115°53′52″E / 31.9748°S 115.8979°E / -31.9748; 115.8979 (Victoria Park Post Office) Post Office, Victoria Park.jpg
Yampi Defence Area 105418 Natural 22 June 2004 Koolan Island 16°40′35″S 124°14′31″E / 16.6763°S 124.2420°E / -16.6763; 124.2420 (Yampi Defence Area)

Formerly listed places

Listed are all three places in Western Australia that were formerly on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:

Place name Place ID Class Address Suburb or town Coordinates Notes Photo
ABC Regional Radio Studio 106083 Historic 58 Tudhoe Street Wagin 33°18′32″S 117°20′38″E / 33.3089°S 117.3438°E / -33.3089; 117.3438 (ABC Regional Radio Studio, Wagin) The ABC Regional Radio Studio in Wagin was listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2011 but its closure was announced in November 2014.
The Studio was the only Western Australian place removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2018, along with eleven other places outside the state.
Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area 105549 Natural Midland Road Helena Valley 31°55′25″S 116°01′14″E / 31.9237°S 116.0206°E / -31.9237; 116.0206 (Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area) Sold by the Commonwealth, became the new suburb of Bushmead in 2017.
Kalgoorlie Post Office 105540 Historic 204 Hannan Street Kalgoorlie 30°44′47″S 121°28′23″E / 30.7465°S 121.4731°E / -30.7465; 121.4731 (Kalgoorlie Post Office) Removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List on 17 September 2015 Kalgoorlie Post Office DSC04483.JPG
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