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West Perth, Perth — Area Guide & Where to Stay
West Perth is an inner suburb of Perth in Western Australia, with Scitech and the Kings Park Tourist Drive among its landmarks.
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Where to stay in West Perth
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Memorials and parkland set the tone. Beds here sit within reach of the Pioneer Women's Memorial and the Kings Park Tourist Drive, and the Aberdeen Street Precinct keeps a run of heritage housing on the Northbridge side. Scitech and The Nostalgia Box give the suburb its family draw.
Solidarity Park and the George Leake Fountain sit in the same walkable stretch.
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Kings Park Tourist Drive
The drive along the park edge, with the Pioneer Women's Memorial on the West Perth side.Find hotels in Kings Park Tourist Drivelisted terraces and Tower HouseAberdeen Street Precinct
A run of listed housing taking in Tower House, Northbridge and the older attached houses.Find hotels in Aberdeen Street PrecinctScitech and The Nostalgia Box within a walkWest Perth
The suburb itself, holding Scitech, The Nostalgia Box and the George Leake Fountain.Find hotels in West PerthHotel 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
1- Scitech
Churches & Religious Sites
3- St Brigid's Church, Perth Heritage
- Cathedral of St Constantine & St Helene Heritage
- St Brigid's Convent (former) Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
8- Bishop's House Heritage
- Three Attached Houses Heritage
- House, 162 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge Heritage
- House, 166 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge Heritage
- House, 184 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge Heritage
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- Tower House, Northbridge Heritage
- Two Houses (former) Heritage
- Aberdeen Street Precinct Heritage
Nature & Outdoors
1- Solidarity Park Heritage
Parks & Gardens
1- White City, Perth
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About West Perth
What are the main landmarks in West Perth?
Memorials run through it. The Pioneer Women's Memorial, the Willem de Vlamingh memorial and the 460 Squadron RAAF Memorial stand across the suburb, and Solidarity Park and White City, Perth are listed alongside them. Scitech and The Nostalgia Box cover the indoor half, with Bishop's House among the older buildings.
Ross Memorial Church and the George Leake Fountain complete the set.
What is the history of West Perth?
The town came first. Perth was founded in 1829 on the Swan River, and West Perth took shape as one of the inner suburbs that filled the ground around the early town. Bishop's House and the former St Brigid's Convent survive among the church listings.
The Aberdeen Street Precinct keeps a row of the old housing.
Where is West Perth?
An inner Perth suburb, West Perth lies on the Swan Coastal Plain that carries the city between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
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What is the best area to stay in West Perth?
Kings Park Tourist Drive: the Pioneer Women's Memorial and parkland walks. Aberdeen Street Precinct: listed terraces and Tower House. West Perth: Scitech and The Nostalgia Box within a walk.
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Updated October 2026