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Perth

3,472 residential parcels covering 3.1 km².

Highly restricted land

≈17% of Perth’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by heritage controls. Perth ranks #31 of 31 councils in Perth, and #129 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Perth. ABS LGA code 57080. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Perth ranks in Perth

Perth ranks #31 of 31 Perth-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Perth: ≈17% · rank #31 of 31

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Serpentine-Jarrahdale≈99%
  2. 2. Murray≈99%
  3. ⋯
  4. 29. Subiaco≈58%
  5. 30. Vincent≈52%
  6. 31. Perth≈2%

Low-density

  1. 1. Mundaring≈94%
  2. 2. East Fremantle≈85%
  3. ⋯
  4. 29. Serpentine-Jarrahdale≈17%
  5. 30. Vincent≈6%
  6. 31. Perth≈2%

Heritage

  1. 1. Fremantle≈51%
  2. 2. East Fremantle≈31%
  3. 3. Claremont≈24%
  4. 4. Perth≈15%
  5. 5. Subiaco≈11%
  6. 6. Kwinana≈10%
  7. ⋯
  8. 30. Cockburn≈0%
  9. 31. Joondalup≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Serpentine-Jarrahdale≈99%
  2. 2. Murray≈99%
  3. ⋯
  4. 29. Subiaco≈62%
  5. 30. Vincent≈56%
  6. 31. Perth≈17%

Source: Perth ranked against other Perth-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Perth

3 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Perth.

  1. Perth (WA)≈20%
  2. East Perth≈15%
  3. West Perth≈7%
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Perth context

Perth ranks #31 of 31 councils in Perth for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Serpentine-Jarrahdale ≈99%
  2. Murray ≈99%
  3. Claremont ≈98%
  4. East Fremantle ≈98%
  5. Mundaring ≈97%
  6. Fremantle ≈97%
  7. Kalamunda ≈96%
  8. Wanneroo ≈95%
  9. Bassendean ≈95%
  10. Cambridge ≈94%
  11. Mosman Park ≈92%
  12. Armadale ≈92%
  13. Cottesloe ≈91%
  14. Stirling ≈91%
  15. Mandurah ≈90%
  16. Gosnells ≈89%
  17. Melville ≈89%
  18. Joondalup ≈88%
  19. Cockburn ≈87%
  20. Bayswater ≈87%
  21. Nedlands ≈85%
  22. Canning ≈85%
  23. Belmont ≈83%
  24. Rockingham ≈79%
  25. Victoria Park ≈78%
  26. Swan ≈74%
  27. Kwinana ≈73%
  28. South Perth ≈70%
  29. Subiaco ≈62%
  30. Vincent ≈56%
  31. Perth ≈17%
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Detailed zoning map

Perth’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon

Source: State-published zoning data. Excludes zones where residential uses are not typically permitted.

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