(place) by Mardy Tue May 11 2004 at 10:14:37
  • Perth is a big, wealthy and sparcely populated city.

  • Perth's sister city is Houston, even though it is considered to feel more like San Diego (albeit more British than Mexican)

  • Perth is the only Western city bordering the Indian Ocean, unless at a stretch you consider Durban.

  • Perth has the highest rates of car ownership, car usage and car theft in Australia.

  • Perth is where Alan Bond and Rose Porteous made their fortunes.

  • Perth lacks anything like a Chinatown or Little Italy; Northbridge is the closest Perth has to a gentrified enclave, but no part is visibly identifiable to a single ethnicity.

  • Perth's class divisions were originally between those living North (richer) and South (poorer) of the Swan River, but now proximity to the ocean and river counts more.

  • Perth hugs the coast from Joondalup down to Mandurah, and the Swan River out to Midland. Its suburbs are large, flat and sparcely populated.

  • Perth does not have much of a manufacturing base, instead basing its affluence on supporting the state's mining industries (GIS technology, engineering, gold bullion production, car-washing the Mercedes of miner millionaires)

  • Perth does not have any pokie machines, except at Burswood Casino. Pubs are therefore more expensive but are much better places to hang out in.

  • Perth is said to have more millionaires and restaurants per capita than other capital in Australia, and more sunlight per year.

  • Perth tends to receive per capita more immigrants from Britain, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, South Africa and Zimbabwe than other Australian cities. There are almost as many British born residents in Perth as there are in Sydney.

  • Perth is the most isolated city in the world with a population in excess of one million.

  • Perth is the capital of Western Australia, one of the largest sub-national jurisdictions in the world. But hardly anybody lives anywhere else in the state.

  • Perth, despite its weather and affluence, really hasn't got any worthwhile attractions. A great place to live, but given its distance a pointless place to visit.

  • Perth was home of the America's Cup from 1983 to 1987.

  • Perth has spawned the bands INXS, The Triffids, Jebediah, Eskimo Joe, Ammonia, Cartman, Lash and The Sleepy Jackson. It is also the adopted home for Gene Simmons, Jeff Martin (of The Tea Party) and British novelist Ben Elton.

  • Perth is the birthplace of Heath Ledger, Hugh Jackman, Rove McManus, Michael and Terry Willesse, pavlova cake, Lisa McClune, Rolf Harris and Mardy.

    • I like it!