:West Perth, Western Australia
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = West Perth
| city = Perth
| state = wa
| image = The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia.jpg
| caption = The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, located in West Perth
| lga = City of Perth
| lga2 = City of Vincent
| map_type = nomap
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| coordinates = {{Coord|31|56|43|S|115|50|44|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6005
| pop =
| elevation = 51
| area = 2.2
| area_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL51580|name=West Perth (Suburbs and Localities)|access-date=16 July 2022}}
| stategov = Perth
| stategov2 = Nedlands
| fedgov = Perth
| near-nw = West Leederville
| near-n = Leederville
| near-ne = Northbridge
| near-w = Subiaco
| near-e = Perth
| near-sw = Subiaco
| near-s = Kings Park
| near-se = Perth
| dist1 = 1.3
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Perth
| _noautocat = yes
}}
West Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.
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.
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.{{cite book
| publisher = Curtin University of Technology in association with Geografia
| title = West Perth Pedestrian Study
| year = 2006
| url =http://www.perth.wa.gov.au/documentdb/37.pdf}} This location was home to the Perth Metropolitan Markets from 1929 to 1989, when they moved to Canning Vale.{{cite web|url=http://www.perthmarket.com.au/historicalphotogallery.php?PageNumber=7|title=Perth Market City|work=perthmarket.com.au}}
Livability
In 2018, West Perth was named as the best place to live in the world by international analytics company SAS.[https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/perth/west-perth-named-as-the-best-place-on-earth-by-sas-analytics-ng-b88784004z West Perth named as the best place on Earth by SAS analytics]
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.[http://www.ccentre.wa.gov.au/ The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia]
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.mineraldata.com.au/west-perth-business-guide-a-map/ West Perth business map]
{{City of Perth suburbs}}
{{Town of Vincent suburbs}}