History and Campus
- UWA was established in 1911 by an act of the Parliament of Western Australia.
- The university's original campus was located on Irwin Street in Perth until 1932.
- The founding chancellor, Sir John Winthrop Hackett, bequeathed a large sum of money to the university.
- In the 1930s, the Irwin Street Building was transported to the new campus in Crawley.
- Architect Rodney Alsop won a medal for designing Winthrop Hall.
- UWA is one of the largest landowners in Perth.
- Recent developments include the University Club, UWA Watersports Complex, and Molecular and Chemical Sciences building.
- The Crawley campus is located on the Swan River and features coastal limestone and Donnybrook sandstone buildings.
- The Arts Faculty building houses the New Fortune Theatre.
- The cultural precinct of the university includes various performance venues.

Arts and Cultural Facilities
- The Crawley campus features the iconic Winthrop Hall with Romanesque Revival architecture.
- The New Fortune Theatre is an open-air venue used for Shakespearean performances.
- The cultural precinct of the university is located in the northern part of the campus.
- Other performance venues include the Octagon and Dolphin Theatres, Somerville Auditorium, and Sunken Garden.
- The UWA Conservatorium of Music hosts numerous concerts each year.

Sporting Affiliations
- UWA is a member of the Elite Athlete University Network (EAUN).
- The university participates in UniSport Nationals and the Western Series.
- UWA is affiliated with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
- The university is part of the University Basketball League (UBL).
- The mascot of UWA is Laurence the Peacock.

Rankings and Notable Alumni
- UWA is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world.
- The university is a member of the Group of Eight and the Matariki Network of Universities.
- Notable UWA graduates include former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Nobel Prize winners Barry Marshall and Robin Warren.
- Alumnus Akshay Venkatesh received the Fields Medal in 2018.
- UWA has produced 106 Rhodes Scholars as of 2021.

Residential Colleges and Offsite Locations
- Residential colleges include University Hall (formerly Currie Hall), St Georges College, St Catherines College, Trinity Residential College, and St Thomas More College.
- Short stays for non-student visitors are available at St Catherines College.
- The colleges border each other and run along the main campus.
- Inter-college events are held throughout the year.
- Offsite locations include UWA Centre Albany, UWA Claremont, and strategic partnerships with institutions in Malaysia and Singapore.
- UWA Albany offers postgraduate coursework and research programs.
- UWA Claremont is approximately 5km west of the main campus.
- The UWA Rural Clinical School provides rural placements for medical students.