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South Perth
Distance To City
4 kms
Boundaries
To South- South Terrace
To West - Canning Highway
Housing Price Range
| Price Range | Median | |
| Villas (Single Level) | $400,000 - $800,000 | $550,000 |
| Townhouses (2 or 3 Levels) | $500,000 - $1,300,000 | $800,000 |
| Houses | $700,000 - $10,000,000 | $1,300,000 |
| Apartments | $400,000 - $4,000,000 | $1,200,000 |
Locality
Located on the south side of Perth 4km from the city, South Perth has seen a gradual transformation as the older inhabitants have moved out of their houses to retirement villas, and the younger families have moved into these houses and extended or renovated them. South Perth's great appeal is its proximity and ease to the city. Block sizes are 500 - 1000sqm on average of 700 sqm.
Housing Styles
Most houses in the area were built 45-65 years ago predominately of brick and tile construction.
The Housing Styles prevalent are:
- Californian Bungalow (circa 1915 - 1930)
- Early Modern (circa 1930 - 1940)
- Early Cubic (circa 1950)
Schools
- South Perth Primary School
- Wesley College
- Penrhos College
- Como Primary School
- Aquinas College
- Kent Street Senior High School
- Como Secondary College
Hospitals
Recreation
- Waterskiing - near Narrows Bridge
- Football - Collier Reserve, Como & Ernest Johnson Oval
- Hockey - Richardson Park
- Golf - Royal Perth Golf Club, Collier Park Golf Course
- Tennis - Hensman Park Tennis Club, McCallum Park Tennis Club
- Cycling - Cycle ways run adjacant to the Swan River
- Bowls - Hensman Park Bowling Club, Mends St Bowling Club
Shopping
- Mends St cnr Mill Point Rd
- Angelo St cnr Coode St
- Preston St cnr Labouchere Rd
- Karrawara cnr Kent St & Manning Road
Transportation
Buses run along the main arterial roads - Mill Point Rd, Labouchere Rd, South Tce & Canning Highway to from the city, the Kwinana Freeway and the main freeway from south to the central business district.