Global CityIntelligence

Australia / Oceania

Perth City Intelligence

Perth anchors Western Australia with a compact coastal urban core, deep mining-services economy, and exceptional solar resource. Perth is a oceania city of about 2.2M metro in Australia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Perth sits comfortably above the indexed median (82/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
2.2M metro
View of Perth, Australia

Image credit: Image: Samuel Wiki / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Overall score

Read Perth as an isolated but high-amenity coastal capital where service quality and outdoor amenity balance housing pressure and drought-resilience priorities.

Overall82/100
Affordability64/100
Air quality86/100
Energy78/100

Overall city intelligence

Strong

82/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Solar resource

Exceptional

Among the strongest solar irradiance levels globally.

Outdoor amenity

Very high

Coastal and natural amenity supports a strong quality of daily life.

Perth data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Perth city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score82/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living64/100Perth is expensive for housing, with services costs in line with major Australian peers.
Air Quality86/100Perth performs well against health-oriented air-quality benchmarks, with bushfire smoke the seasonal concern.
Energy78/100Perth benefits from exceptional solar resource and active grid modernization with high household solar adoption.
Safety88/100Perth scores well on safety, with stable institutional response and steady public-safety perception.
Internet Speed80/100Perth offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.
Climate Risk70/100Perth carries elevated climate risk centered on drought, bushfire, and rising heat.
Resilience76/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety77/100
Low crime80/100
Personal safety79/100
Night safety71/100
Road safety76/100

Perth is estimated to be a generally safe city (77/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life85/100
Healthcare86/100
Education90/100
Green space82/100
Cleanliness89/100
Infrastructure95/100
Mobility70/100

Perth has a very high quality-of-life estimate (85/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness82/100
Education90/100
Green space82/100
Overall safety77/100

Perth scores very high for family living (82/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability78/100
Walkability73/100
Cycling69/100
Infrastructure95/100

Perth is high for remote workers (78/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability82/100
Healthcare86/100
Cleanliness89/100
Outdoor lifestyle62/100

Perth is very high for retirement (82/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Perth

Local public safety guidance for Perth, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Australia emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
Universal emergency (Triple Zero)00024/7000 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch nationally; 112 also works from mobile phones.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Perth, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Australia emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Perth

Healthcare context for Perth, with national-level information from Australia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Perth, see the Australia healthcare profile.

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Perth

Local mobility context for Perth, with national-level context from Australia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Perth, see the Australia transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Perth. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Perth

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Perth will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Perth air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Explore Perth modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Air Quality in Perth

Perth performs well against health-oriented air-quality benchmarks, with bushfire smoke the seasonal concern.

Energy in Perth

Perth benefits from exceptional solar resource and active grid modernization with high household solar adoption.

Safety in Perth

Perth scores well on safety, with stable institutional response and steady public-safety perception.

Internet Speed in Perth

Perth offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Perth

Cost of living estimates for Perth — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Perth

Climate profile for Perth — Mediterranean climate, annual average 20.7°C, comfort score 94/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Perth

Economy and jobs profile for Perth — major economy, economy score 80/100, key industries including tourism, technology, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Perth

Education profile for Perth — major university city, education score 76/100, 9 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Perth

Healthcare and retirement profile for Perth — major healthcare center, healthcare score 76/100, retirement score 76/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Arrival planning guide for Perth

Practical arrival planning context for Perth — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.

Visual guide to Perth

Source-attributed visual context for Perth using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Summer 2026 travel planning guide for Perth

Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Perth — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Perth

Weekend trip planning checklist for Perth — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Perth

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Perth

Estimate a monthly budget for Perth using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Perth

Plan a trip budget for Perth using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Perth

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Perth. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Bunbury, Australia

Coastal cluster · about 154 km from Perth. Explore Bunbury's city intelligence profile.

Geraldton, Australia

Weekend trip · about 373 km from Perth. Explore Geraldton's city intelligence profile.

Kalgoorlie, Australia

Same region · about 549 km from Perth. Explore Kalgoorlie's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Perth — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Perth — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Read Perth as an isolated but high-amenity coastal capital where service quality and outdoor amenity balance housing pressure and drought-resilience priorities. Its standout dimensions are safety (88/100) and air quality (86/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (64/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Australia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Perth appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.