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| Coordinates:31°57′S115°51′E / 31.95°S 115.85°E /-31.95; 115.85 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1829 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 13,670 (SAL2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6000 | ||||||||||||
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Perth is asuburb in thePerth metropolitan region,Western Australia that includes both thecentral business district of thecity, and a suburban area spreading north to the northern side ofHyde Park. It does not include the separate suburbs ofNorthbridge orHighgate. Perth is split between theCity of Perth and theCity of Vincent local authorities, and was named after thecity of the same name in Scotland.[4]
The dominant land use in Perth is commercial. Office buildings include108 St Georges Terrace,QV1,Brookfield Place andCentral Park – the tallest building in the city and thetenth tallest in Australia.[5]
ThePerth Town Hall, built between 1868 and 1870, was designed as an administrative centre for the newly formedCity of Perth. By the late 1950s the Town Hall was considered too small for the council's requirements soCouncil House, amodernist steel and glass building, was commissioned. Completed in 1960, Council House has divided opinions over its architectural merit.[6] Both the Town Hall and Council House are on theRegister of the National Estate.[7][8]
Forrest Chase is a significant shopping precinct in thePerth central business district. It dates back over 120 years to the retail days of Perth department storeBoans, and has seen many refurbishments, iterations and additions.[9]
In the 2016 census, there were 11,425 people living in the suburb of Perth. 34.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, China 4.0%, India 2.6%, New Zealand 2.5% and Malaysia 2.3%. 50.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.6%, Cantonese 2.3%, Italian 2.3%, Korean 2.0% and Vietnamese 1.7%. The most common response for religion was "no religion" at 38.0%.[10]
ThePerth Cultural Centre includes facilities such as theArt Gallery of Western Australia, theState Library of Western Australia, theState Theatre Centre of Western Australia and theWestern Australian Museum.[11] ThePerth Concert Hall is located onSt Georges Terrace andHis Majesty's Theatre onHay Street.
Three educational institutions are located within the suburb:St George's Anglican Grammar School, Kingston International College, and theCentral Institute of Technology.
Sporting facilities in the suburb includePerth Oval, the home ground of association football (soccer) teamPerth Glory andSuper Rugby teamWestern Force.[12] Between 1910 and 1999 it was the home ofAustralian rules football teamEast Perth, who are now based atLeederville Oval.
At the western end of Wellington Street is thePerth Arena, an indoor stadium designed to host indoor sports such as tennis and basketball.[13] It's the current home of thePerth Wildcats.
ThePerth Entertainment Centre, which was located adjacent to the new Arena, was the home court for the Perth Wildcats between 1990 and 2002.
Tennis clubs are located at Robertson Park and Loton Park.
Three freeways service the suburb –Mitchell Freeway,Kwinana Freeway andGraham Farmer Freeway.[14] Public transport facilities include three train stations (Perth railway station,McIver railway station,Elizabeth Quay railway station) and two bus stations (Elizabeth Quay Bus Station andPerth Busport), as well as the East Perth Terminal, servicing intrastate and interstate rail and bus services.[15] TheElizabeth Quay Jetty is the home ofTransperth ferry services. Perth is served by four freeCentral Area Transit (CAT) bus routes and a number of open and high rise public car parks.[16][17][18]
The main east–west streets through the city block are St Georges Terrace, Hay Street,Murray Street andWellington Street. The main north–south streets areBarrack Street andWilliam Street. Five streets have had sections converted to pedestrian malls: Murray Street, Hay Street,James Street, Museum Street andForrest Place.
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