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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
millionaire
s and
restaurant
s 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
jurisdiction
s 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
.
Perth Pink
Western Australia
The City of Perth
Rottnest Island
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