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In 1933, they held a referendum for the state of Western Australia to seceede. Two-thirds of people voted "Yes". Obviously, the government did not let them do so. And there are still people wanting to do so to this day.
What would happen if Western Australia seceeded to become its own country? One thing I know is that it would be the most sparsely populated indepentent country in the world, with 75% of people living in Perth.