Perth (suburb)

Perth Perth, Western Australia
Perth central business district
Perth
Coordinates	31°57′S 115°51′E / 31.95°S 115.85°E / -31.95; 115.85Coordinates: 31°57′S 115°51′E / 31.95°S 115.85°E / -31.95; 115.85
Population	9,237 (2011 census)
Established	1829
Postcode(s)	6000
LGA(s)	City of Perth City of Vincent
State electorate(s)	Perth
Federal Division(s)	Perth
Suburbs around Perth: North Perth North Perth Highgate Northbridge Perth East Perth West Perth South Perth Victoria Park

Perth is a suburb in Western Australia that includes both the central business district of the Perth metropolitan area, and a suburban area spreading north to the northern side of Hyde Park. It does not include the separate suburbs of Northbridge or Highgate.

Perth is split between the City of Perth and the City of Vincent local authorities. Perth was named after Perthshire in Scotland.

The dominant land use in Perth is commercial. Office buildings include 108 St Georges Terrace, QV.1, Brookfield Place and Central Park – the tallest building in the city and the eighth tallest in Australia.

The Perth Town Hall, built between 1868 and 1870, was designed as an administrative centre for the newly formed City of Perth. By the late 1950s the Town Hall was considered too small for the council's requirements so Council House, a modernist steel and glass building, was commissioned. Completed in 1960, Council House has divided opinions over its architectural merit. Both the Town Hall and Council House are on the Register of the National Estate.

Perth has a residential population of 6,341. Residents of Perth are drawn from a number of backgrounds – 40% of the population were born in Australia with minorities from England (6.5%), New Zealand (2.4%), Malaysia (2.1%), Vietnam (2.1%) and Italy (1.9%).