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
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
- 2026-05-10
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- 2.2M metro
Overall city intelligence
Strong82/100
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
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 82/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 64/100 | Perth is expensive for housing, with services costs in line with major Australian peers. |
| Air Quality | 86/100 | Perth performs well against health-oriented air-quality benchmarks, with bushfire smoke the seasonal concern. |
| Energy | 78/100 | Perth benefits from exceptional solar resource and active grid modernization with high household solar adoption. |
| Safety | 88/100 | Perth scores well on safety, with stable institutional response and steady public-safety perception. |
| Internet Speed | 80/100 | Perth offers reliable fiber and mobile networks supporting digital services and remote work. |
| Climate Risk | 70/100 | Perth carries elevated climate risk centered on drought, bushfire, and rising heat. |
| Resilience | 76/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
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.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Universal emergency (Triple Zero) | 00024/7 | 000 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.
- Australian Government: Triple Zero (000)
Used as the primary attribution for Australia's 000 universal emergency number.
Last verified: 2026-05-10
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.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Perth, see the Australia healthcare profile.
Official hospital registry
MyHospitals — Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Official Australian Government statistical agency portal with hospital information across the country.
Last verified: 2026-05-10
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.
- Australian Government: Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
Used as the primary federal attribution for Australian public-health context.
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare — MyHospitals
Used as the official Australian hospital registry reference for verified facility lookups.
Last verified: 2026-05-10
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.
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.
- Australian Government: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Used as the primary federal attribution for Australian national transport context.
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority: Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Used as the primary attribution for Australian aviation authority information.
Last verified: 2026-05-10
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
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Cost of Living in Perth
Perth is expensive for housing, with services costs in line with major Australian peers.
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.
Climate Risk in Perth
Perth carries elevated climate risk centered on drought, bushfire, and rising heat.
City rankings
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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 2026-05-10. 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.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- International Energy Agency: Empowering Urban Energy Transitions
Used to ground energy-readiness scoring in international transition guidance.