West Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.

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West Perth Perth, Western Australia
The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, located in West Perth
Coordinates	31.95°S 115.843056°E / -31.95; 115.843056
Population	6,102 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6005
Area	2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)[2]
Location	1.3 km (1 mi) from the Perth CBD
LGA(s)	City of Perth City of Vincent
State electorate(s)	Perth Nedlands
Federal division(s)	Perth
Suburbs around West Perth: West Leederville Leederville Northbridge Subiaco West Perth Perth Subiaco Kings Park Perth

Geography

Formerly 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

In 2018, West Perth was named as the best place to live in the world by international analytics company SAS.[5]

Notable buildings

Parliament 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Perth, Western Australia.

• Greater Perth
• List of Perth suburbs
• Perth metropolitan region

References

External links

• West Perth business map