West Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.
| West Perth Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, located in West Perth | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°56′43″S 115°50′44″E / 31.94528°S 115.84556°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,102 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6005 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1.3 km (1 mi) W of Perth | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Perth | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editFormerly an exclusive enclave for wealthy merchants and politicians, the West Perth suburb is now part of the inner mixed zone, and has predominantly office blocks which have displaced residential buildings.
The suburb has a relatively high proportion of miners, consultants, and especially medical specialists as compared with the Perth CBD. Streets such as Colin Street, Ord Street, and Outram Street have a significant percentage of office and high density residential buildings.
Most retail outlets are located on Hay Street, which is the main commercial zone for the suburb, and these are focused on serving the office population.
Closer to the CBD, the eastern edge of the suburb features both the Watertown brand outlet complex and the City West complex.[3] This location was home to the Perth Metropolitan Markets from 1929 to 1989, when they moved to Canning Vale.[4]
Livability
editIn 2018, West Perth was named as the best place to live in the world by international analytics company SAS.[5]
Notable buildings
editParliament House is located overlooking St Georges Terrace and Mitchell Freeway, and is at the centre of the Parliament precinct. Also in the precinct is Dumas House, the original Perth Observatory, the second location of Hale School, Solidarity Park, Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial, and the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Perth (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: West Perth (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ West Perth Pedestrian Study (PDF). Curtin University of Technology in association with Geografia. 2006.
- ^ "Perth Market City". perthmarket.com.au.
- ^ West Perth named as the best place on Earth by SAS analytics
- ^ The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia
