Due to the fact that Perth's population growth was relatively recent, it lacks the dense Victorian core of the eastern cities, but makes up for it with its own charm, particularly seen in the numerous parks and other green spaces within close proximity of the CBD.ĭespite its isolation and relatively small population, Perth is a surprisingly culturally diverse city. Today, Perth remains Australia's fastest growing city, and in recent years has transformed from a relatively laid back city to a fairly vibrant one. While the actual mining takes places in distant, more remote parts of the state, much of the mining-related services sector is based in Perth. Once a small, isolated city, the mining boom in Western Australia following the end of World War 2 has led to a high rate of migration to Perth, which allowed its population to overtake that of Adelaide in the 1980's. As capital of the state Western Australia, Perth joined the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The discovery of gold in the 1890s triggered a boom which, with subsequent mineral discoveries, has been key to the city's economy. From 1850, an influx of convicts boosted the size of the colony and their labour helped shape the early architecture of the city. The settlement was given the name 'Perth' after the city of Perth, Scotland, the hometown of Sir George Murray, the British Colonial Secretary at that time.

The Perth region (traditionally named Whadjuk) has been home to the Whadjuk Noongar people for at least 45,000 years.īritish colonisers established a settler colony in 1829 as part of the Swan River Colony. Where locals like to relax with the Quokka

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