Things To Do With Kids in Western Australia

The list splits three ways. In and around Perth the free options carry the day: Kings Park and Botanic Garden, which Kids Activities In Perth calls a must-visit and the Western Australia family-friendly travel guide counts among the world's largest city parks, has pram-friendly sealed paths, picnic lawns with city views, free guided walks and the Lotterywest Family Area with play equipment. Whiteman Park adds a heritage tram, motor museum and the Pia's Place all-abilities playground, but you need a car to get there. For paid days, Perth Zoo is compact enough for toddlers in prams to cover the full circuit, while AQWA The Aquarium Of Western Australia in Hillarys pairs a touch pool and mermaid shows with an underwater tunnel that visiting families describe as having a moving floor, and a family beach sits next door.

Head south and the wildlife gets wilder. Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury runs free morning beach sessions where wild dolphins turn up on their own terms, plus a swim tour for older, confident swimmers. Busselton Jetty combines a train with an underwater observatory, and one road-trip source puts it about two hours forty from Perth. Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk flexes underfoot, so warn height-sensitive kids before buying tickets. Bunbury Wildlife Park suits ages 2 to 8, with Alexandrine parrots landing on shoulders in the walk-through aviary and a free playground across the road.

Indoors, Cannington, Joondalup and Morley are dense with party venues. Zone Bowling Cannington, BOUNCE Inc Cannington and Holey Moley Golf Club Carousel cluster close together, and reviewers name individual party hosts as the reason to book. The bowling, laser tag and arcade formula repeats in Joondalup and Morley, though reviews of the Rockingham branch note host quality varies. Glowing Rooms 3D Mini Golf in Hamilton Hill is the outlier: families reportedly spend longer studying the artwork than putting.