PERTH
Demographics
Western Australia’s coastline boasts some of the
world’s best beaches, ranging from the small
and secluded to large family ones; there’s good
surf at some, and gentle waves at others. Take
your pick of the one that suits you best.
Perth is Australia’s fourth most populous
city, having overtaken Adelaide’s
population in the early 1980s. At the 2006
Census 1,445,079 residents in the Perth
statistical area were counted. In 2014
there were approximately 2.02 million
residents in the metropolitan area.
Cottesloe Beach, Western Perth