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About Perth, Australia

Perth, capital of Western Australia, sits where the Swan River meets the southwest coast. Sandy beaches line its suburbs, and the huge, riverside Kings Park and Botanic Garden on Mount Eliza offer sweeping views of the city. The Perth Cultural Centre houses the state ballet and opera companies, and occupies its own central precinct, including a theatre, library and the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

  • Area: 6,418 km²
  • Weather: 26°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 56% Humidity
  • Population: 1.985 million (2016) United Nations
  • State electorate(s): Perth (and 41 others)
  • Colleges and Universities: The University of Western Australia
  • Did you know: Perth is the fourth-most-populous metropolitan / urban area in Australia (2,059,484)

WA Museum Boola Bardip

The Western Australian Museum is a statutory authority within the Culture and the Arts Portfolio, established under the Museum Act 1969. The museum has six main sites. The state museum, now known as WA Museum Boola ...

 

Elizabeth Quay

Elizabeth Quay is a mixed-use development project in the Perth central business district. Located on the north shore of Perth Water and centred on the landmark Swan Bells, it was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II ...

 

Yanchep National Park

Yanchep is a national park in Western Australia, 42 kilometres north of Perth adjacent to the locality of the same name Yanchep. The park is noted for its caves, native bush and koala colonies. It also offers cultural ...

 

John Forrest National Park

John Forrest National Park is a national park in the Darling Scarp, 24 km east of Perth, Western Australia. Proclaimed as a national park in November 1900, it was the first national park in Western Australia and the ...

 

Hillarys Boat Harbour

Hillarys Boat Harbour is a marina and tourist precinct located in Hillarys, north of Perth, Western Australia and on the Indian ...

 

Cottesloe Beach

Cottesloe Beach is a 1.5 km stretch of west-facing sand and bluffs, which extends north from Mudurup Rocks to the southern rocks of Swanbourne Beach. A 100 m long groyne has been built out across Mudurup Rocks, and ...

 

Araluen Botanic Park

Araluen Botanical Park is located in a sheltered valley in the Darling Ranges approximately 30 kilometres south of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Roleystone. The Botanical Park covers an area of about 59 ...

 

Caversham Wildlife Park

Caversham Wildlife Park is a wildlife park currently located in Whiteman Park in Western Australia. It is home to several Australian animals including kangaroos, koalas, possums, wallabies, wombats and Tasmanian devils. ...

 

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