Perth Metropolitan Region

Coordinates: 31°57′S 115°52′E / 31.95°S 115.86°E / -31.95; 115.86

Area of the Perth Metropolitan Region Scheme

The Perth metropolitan region or Perth metropolitan area is a term used to describe the administrative area and geographical extent of the Western Australian capital city of Perth and its conurbation.

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,[1] but its extent can be defined in a number of ways:

The Perth metropolitan region is grouped with the Peel region in some urban planning documents including the Western Australian Planning Commission's Directions 2031 and Beyond and the Perth and Peel@3.5million suite of documents. Together, the Perth and Peel regions stretch 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Two Rocks in the north to Bouvard in the south and are currently home to more than two million people.[5]

Local government areas

The following local government areas form part of the Perth metropolitan region:[6]

See also

References

  1. Western Australian Planning Commission (14 December 2007). "Metropolitan Region Scheme". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  2. 1 2 3 Metropolitan Local Government Review Panel (September 2011). Defining What we mean by "Perth Metropolitan Area" (Report). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. "Greater Capital City Statistical Areas" (pdf). Australian Bureau Statistics. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Greater Perth (Greater Capital City Statistical Area)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. "Perth and Peel@3.5million". Department of Planning. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. Schedule 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2005, 12 December 2005. Retrieved on 9 April 2016.
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