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Perth
Western Australiacity
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a city in Western Australia, Australia, Perth occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of -31.952°, 115.861° situate Perth in the warm-temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,021 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves24,756
- Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves22,974
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves22,607
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves21,615
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves21,472
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves17,698
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves17,612
- Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves16,340
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2005-05-065 km NW of Bullsbrook, Australia
- M 2.5 — 2005-04-1510 km SSW of York, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here









People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Western Australia
- Fremantle9.2 mi away
- Fremantle10 mi away
- Kelmscott14.5 mi away
- Armadale16.5 mi away
- Rockingham24 mi away
- Jarrahdale29.3 mi away · pop. 782
- Two Rocks35.4 mi away · pop. 2,853
- Mandurah40.8 mi away
- Toodyay45.1 mi away · pop. 953
- Guilderton47 mi away · pop. 158
- Dwellingup53.8 mi away · pop. 332
- Bolgart60.4 mi away · pop. 152
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Perth


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library