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Perth Perth, Western Australia |
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Perth central business district
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 Perth
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| Coordinates | 31°57′S 115°51′E / 31.95°S 115.85°ECoordinates: 31°57′S 115°51′E / 31.95°S 115.85°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 9,237 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1829 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6000 | ||||||||||||
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City of Perth City of Vincent |
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| State electorate(s) | Perth | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Perth | ||||||||||||
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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%).
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