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Perth city centre, Perth — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Perth city centre is the Swan River core of Western Australia's capital, carrying the Western Australian Museum and the Museum of Perth.
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Where to stay in Perth city centre
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Hotels stand thick through the centre, within a few blocks of the Western Australian Museum, the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and the heritage terraces of Aberdeen Street in Northbridge. The Swan River sets the edge. Anyone here for the galleries books near the Art Gallery of Western Australia and Trinity Church.
Dorrien Gardens and Robertson Park break up the built ground.
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Northbridge
Heritage housing along Aberdeen Street and Newcastle Street, a block from the Western Australian Museum.Find hotels in Northbridgewalking to the Art Gallery of Western AustraliaPerth city centre
The Swan River core, with Trinity Church and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts inside it.Find hotels in Perth city centregreen ground and the AIDS memorialRobertson Park
Parkland in the centre, the setting recorded for the AIDS memorial and a short break from Newcastle Street.Find hotels in Robertson ParkHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Perth
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Museums & Galleries
3- Art Gallery of Western Australia Heritage
- Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts Heritage
- Western Australian Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
7- Wesley Church, Perth Heritage
- St Brigid's Church, Perth Heritage
- Trinity Church, Perth Heritage
- First Church of Christ, Scientist, Perth Heritage
- Cathedral of St Constantine & St Helene Heritage
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- St John's Lutheran Church Heritage
- St Brigid's Convent (former) Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
8- Old Central Fire Station Heritage
- Bishop's House Heritage
- Edith Cowan's House & Skinner Gallery (former) Heritage
- Two Attached Houses & Separate House Heritage
- House, 162 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge Heritage
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- House, 166 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge Heritage
- House, 184 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge Heritage
- Two Houses (former) Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
1- Dorrien Gardens
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About Perth city centre
What are the main landmarks in Perth city centre?
Two state collections lead. The Western Australian Museum and the Art Gallery of Western Australia sit alongside the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Museum of Perth, and the Old Central Fire Station keeps its own heritage frontage. Wesley Church, Trinity Church and St Brigid's Church mark the older church ground.
The Cathedral of St Constantine & St Helene and St John's Lutheran Church add to it. Edith Cowan's House stands among them.
What is the history of Perth city centre?
The centre began by the river. Perth was founded in 1829, and the British settlements on the Swan River grew into the central business district that carries the Western Australian Museum and the Old Central Fire Station. Fremantle took the port role downstream, while the centre kept the museums and the older churches.
Edith Cowan's House survives among the heritage listings.
Where is Perth city centre?
The centre stands on the Swan River, out on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
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What is the best area to stay in Perth city centre?
Northbridge: the Aberdeen Street terraces and the museum block. Perth city centre: walking to the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Robertson Park: green ground and the AIDS memorial.
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Updated October 2026