A man repeatedly sexually abused as a child in state care has won a landmark legal case after being awarded almost $3 million in compensation.

Dion Barber, 45, sued the state of Western Australia for the "extraordinary" abuse he suffered in the 1980s and 1990s.

He was awarded $2.85 million in the WA District Court on Tuesday, the largest award of damages made to a child sexual abuse survivor in the state.

It also marked the first historical sexual abuse case against the state of WA to proceed to a judgment since a 2017 royal commission into child sexual abuse removed time limits for survivors to bring claims.

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Mr Barber was eight years old when he reported sexual abuse by his stepfather to his mother and authorities, his lawyers Maurice Blackburn said.

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