Perth - ClearSpot score: 0%

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About this place: Perth

Perth (Nyungar: Boorloo) is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River, upon which its central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. The city is situated on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people, where Aboriginal Australians have lived for at least 48,000 years. Perth was named after the city of Perth in Scotland. Initially established as a free settlement, the colony accepted transported convicts from 1850 to supply labour for public works and construction. Perth was proclaimed as a city by Queen Victoria in 1856. Substantial population growth occurred during the late 19th-century Western Australian gold rushes, and the city has continued to expand, particularly after World War II due to a high net migration rate. Post-war immigrants were predominantly from the British Isles and Southern Europe, while more recent arrivals see a growing population of Asian descent. During the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a series of mining booms in various regions of Western Australia propelled Perth into the role of the regional headquarters for significant mining operations. It became Australia's fourth-most populated city in 1984, overtaking Adelaide. Ranked as one of the world's most liveable cities, Perth was classified by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network as a Beta global city in 2020. As of 2021, Perth is divided into 30 local government areas, comprising over 350 suburbs. The metropolitan contours span 125 kilometres (78 mi) from Two Rocks in the north to Singleton in the south, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the west coast to Sawyers Valley in the east. Beyond the central business district, predominant urban centres within the metropolitan area include Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Midland and Rockingham. Most of those were originally established as separate settlements and retained a distinct identity after being subsumed into the wider metropolitan area. Mandurah, Western Australia's second-largest city, forms a conurbation with...

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Key facts: Perth

  • ClearSpot score: 0% (not clear)
  • Country: Australia
  • Population: 2,309,338
  • Main environmental signal: wind turbines
  • Wind turbines nearby: Present, high pressure - check live map
  • Data last updated:

ClearSpot score

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ClearSpot detects significant environmental pressure in Perth: multiple modules register elevated burden, with wind turbines as the strongest signal.

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Environmental indicators

Module Score What this means
Wind turbines 92% High wind turbine pressure (92%). One or more documented wind farms are within the default precautionary radius. See the wind turbine data guide for methodology.
Pollen 0% No significant pollen pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for the current reference period.
Air quality 0% Air quality data shows no documented exceedance of default sensitivity thresholds at this pin.
Noise 0% No major strategic noise sources are documented within default ClearSpot sensitivity thresholds for this location.
Light pollution 0% Light pollution data shows no significant radiance pressure within default ClearSpot thresholds for this location.

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FAQ - Perth

Is this place healthy to live?

ClearSpot rates Perth at 0% (not clear). Wind turbines documented nearby. The score aggregates air quality, noise, light pollution, pollen, and proximity to wind turbines and other infrastructure. Use the live map to check a specific address within the city.

What is air quality like here?

Air quality in Perth registers 0% pressure on ClearSpot's scale. Monthly measurements from the Open-Meteo Air Quality API and WAQI network form the basis of this score. No documented exceedance of WHO 2021 guidelines was detected in the reference period.

Are there wind turbines nearby?

ClearSpot's wind turbine database documents one or more wind turbines within a close-range pressure band near Perth. The wind turbine pressure score is 92% at default 1.5 km sensitivity settings. Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, the French OREOL registry, and EMODnet offshore records.

How noisy is it?

ClearSpot's noise module rates Perth at 0% burden. This is based on European strategic noise maps (EEA, END Directive 2002/49/EC) and modelled road noise from OpenStreetMap infrastructure. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius.

Perth - Australia

Perth is the 3601st-ranked city in Australia on ClearSpot's environmental index, out of 3831 scored locations. It is among the lower-scoring cities in the national dataset.

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