Perth (suburb)
Perth has a residential population of 6,341. Residents of Perth are drawn from a number of backgrounds – 40% of the population were born in Australia with minorities from England (6.5%), New Zealand (2.4%), Malaysia (2.1%), Vietnam (2.1%) and Italy (1.9%).
History of Perth, Western Australia
In 1849, after a decade and half of meagre growth, Perth became a penal colony and in the next 16 years received an influx of over 9000 convicts. This significantly changed the social and economic dynamics of the colony. The convicts were involved in the construction of a large amount of infrastructure and this shaped the character of the city.