page_title: Tourism in Perth
section_title: Sunset Coast
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Perth / Nature and wildlife / Sunset Coast
caption_attribution_description: Cottesloe beach, Perth, Western Australia Panorama
context_page_description: Tourism in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, is an important part of the Australian state's economy, contributing to the prosperity of businesses in the city, as well as other regions of the state.
  Perth had approximately 2.8 million domestic visitors and 0.7 million international visitors in the year ending March 2012.
context_section_description: Sunset Coast refers to the coastal section of the metropolitan Perth, north of the Swan Rivers. This includes Marmion Marine Park, a protected area inhabited by tropical fish, Australian Sea Lions, and Bottlenose Dolphins, and traversed by Humpback Whales. North of Marmion is Hillarys Boat Harbour, which includes Sorrento Quay and AQWA, the Aquarium of Western Australia). 
  Cottesloe Beach hosts Sculpture by the Sea, an annual public exhibition of sculptures. Tourist Drive 204, also known as Sunset Coast Tourist Drive, is a designated route from North Fremantle to Iluka along existing coastal roads.
caption: Cottesloe Beach
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