About Perth

Information about Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city in Western Australia. Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of 1.7 million and is fourth in population size in Australia.

It is estimated that it gets 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. Perth is great for outdoor dining, sailing, cruising on the rivers, water-sports, golf, picnics in the many city and suburban parks or lazing on some of the country's best beaches.

Perth can even boast about having many, many McDonalds restaurants - no Spurs, but there is one 100km's south in Mandurah.

South Africans were the fifth largest of overseas-born residents in Perth in the 2006 census, with the U.K., New Zealand, Malaysia and Italy in front. That would have changed in the last five years as there has been a huge influx of South African immigrants to Perth during this period. You cannot blame them for picking Perth!

Perth is the second most popular choice for South Africans immigrating. Here are some handy links with all the information you need, but were too slack to look for yourself!

"Welcome to the City of Perth, the local government authority for the capital of Western Australia.
The City is experiencing substantial growth in terms of inner-city living, development and industry, servicing 100,000 daily visitors and workers in addition to its 13,000 inner-city residents. The City of Perth is a major
provider of free entertainment for the 1.5 million people in the metropolitan area and is the premier destination for business, entertainment, nightlife, culture and the arts."

This is taken verbatim from the intro to this official site at http://www.cityofperth.wa.gov.au/

The Official Tourism Website for Western Australia
Experience Perth - All the essential ingredients for a great holiday. Some of the country's best beaches, plenty of nightlife, bustling markets, inner city parks, outdoor dining and amazing marine adventures.
http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Destinations/Experience_Perth/Pages/Experience_Perth.aspx

And for the rest of Western Australia:
http://www.westernaustralia.com/au/Pages/Welcome_to_Western_Australia.aspx

This is the official website for the Western Australian Visitor Centre, formerly Perth Visitor Centre.
Located in the heart of Perth city beside the Perth train station, their friendly staff offer unbiased information and a free booking service. They can book a huge range of products including Perth and Western Australian attractions and destinations plus Perth accommodation, tours and car hire.

Here is the link: http://www.wavisitorcentre.com/en/default.htm

A commercial site with much helpful information: http://www.australianexplorer.com/perth_information.htm

The main daily newspaper, the West Australian online with the latest news and views at http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/

Information about Perth Restaurants, Nightlife and Hotels at http://www.theguide.com.au/

Very informative website about Perth powered by the Sunday Times of Western Australia at http://www.perthnow.com.au/

Experience Perth with all it's attractions and fun stuff to do at http://www.experienceperth.com/en/pages/Home.aspx

Check here for upcoming events in Perth at http://www.showmeperth.com.au/events/upcoming

Perth Tourist Centre Online, another commercial site with handy information and a Google ranking of 6, which is very good.

Click here: http://www.perthtouristcentre.com.au/

What does Wikipedia say about Perth?

Click here: http://www.perthtouristcentre.com.au/

Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia

Click here: http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/

Perth from Kings Park

St Georges Terrace (The Terrace)

The Terrce, Perth