I need to know the extents of regions in Western Australia. For example, the Pilbara, Kimberley, South West etc?
There are no official designations for regions that are consistent with all levels of government. The Geographic Names Committee of Western Australia which is responsible for standardizing geographic name usage throughout the state is often asked for official names and boundaries of regions. However, they vary between department or agency. Regions are application driven and highly susceptible to perception. Sometimes, people might agree on the core of a region, but agreement deteriorates rapidly outward from that core. The criteria or application would have to be defined, such as physiographic; political; cultural; and other applications. Generally, geographers use four (4) generic requirements for a region to be formed: area, boundary (or transition zone), at least one factor of homogeneity or sameness, and a process to drive the region or to keep it functioning as a region. One can be sure that if anyone or any organization announces standards for regions, it is only their own based
