The Perth metropolitan region or the Perth metropolitan area is the administrative area and geographical extent of the

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n capital city of

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and its

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. It generally includes the coastal strip from Two Rocks in the north to Singleton in the south, and inland to The Lakes in the east, but its extent can be defined in a number of ways: *The metropolitan region is defined by the ''Planning and Development Act 2005'' to include 30 local government areas with the outer extent being the

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and the

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to the north, the Shire of Mundaring,

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, and the City of Armadale to the east, the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale to the southeast and the City of Rockingham to the southwest, and including the islands of Rottnest Island and Garden Island off the west coast. This extent correlates with the Metropolitan Region Scheme. *The

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' Perth (Major Statistical Division) accords with the Metropolitan Region Scheme area. *The ''Regional Development Commissions Act 1993'' includes the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale in the Peel region instead. *The Australian Bureau of Statistics Greater Capital City Statistical Area, or

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in short, consists of the area defined by the Metropolitan Region Scheme, plus the City of Mandurah and th
Pinjarra Level 2 Statistical Area
of the Shire of Murray. The Perth metropolitan region is grouped with the Peel region in some

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documents including the

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's '' Directions 2031 and Beyond'' and the ''Perth and [email protected] million'' suite of documents. Together, the Perth and Peel regions stretch from Two Rocks in the north to Herron in the south and are currently home to more than two million people.

Subregions and local government areas

According to the Metropolitan Region Scheme, the Perth metropolitan region comprises the following 5

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s and 30

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(20 cities, 3 shires, and 7 towns):

Inner Metro Area (19 LGAs)

Cities (11) * City of Bayswater * City of Belmont * City of Canning * City of Fremantle * City of Melville * City of Nedlands *

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* City of South Perth * City of Stirling *

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* City of Vincent Shire (1) * Shire of Peppermint Grove Towns (7) * Town of Bassendean * Town of Cambridge * Town of Claremont * Town of Cottesloe * Town of East Fremantle * Town of Mosman Park * Town of Victoria Park

North-eastern Outer Metro Area (3 LGAs)

Cities (2) *

Shire (1) * Shire of Mundaring

North-western Outer Metro Area (2 LGAs)

Cities (2) *

City of Joondalup The City of Joondalup is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia. Its central business district is located in the suburb Joondalup, and it includes the town centres of Hillarys and Warwick. History Prior to the 1970s, the region n ...

South-eastern Outer Metro Area (3 LGAs)

Cities (2) * City of Armadale * City of Gosnells Shire (1) * Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

South-western Outer Metro Area (3 LGAs)

Cities (3) * City of Cockburn * City of Kwinana * City of Rockingham

Livability

According to a 2019 report from the Ipsos Life in Australia project, Perth's Inner Metro Area was rated the most livable

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in Australia.Perth's inner-city suburbs rated most liveable metropolitan area in Australia
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Notes

References

External links

Metropolitan Region Scheme
– The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Metropolitan Perth LGA boundaries
– The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development {{Western Australian regions Perth, Western Australia Regions of Western Australia