What's the population of Perth?
Perth
Perth is Australia's fourth-most-populous city, having overtaken Adelaide's population in 1984.[71] In June 2017 there were an estimated 2,022,044[72] residents in the Greater Perth area, representing a population increase of approximately 1.0% from the 2015 estimated population of 2,002,114.[73][74]
Perth
In 1850, Western Australia was opened to convicts at the request of farming and business people looking for cheap labour.[26] Queen Victoria announced the city status of Perth in 1856.[27] Despite this proclamation, Perth was still a quiet town, described in 1870 by a Melbourne journalist as: