The City of Perth incorporates the Perth CBD together with the suburbs of East Perth, West Perth, Northbridge and a part of Crawley.  The CBD accommodates a workforce of over 100,000.  There are 1,464 shops, which contribute to an office floor space of 1,308,319 square metres.  There are three hotels with a five star rating.

The City of Perth has a residential population of 11,821 and covers an area of 8.75 square kilometres.  There are 26 parks, which cover 95 hectares.  There is also 13km of river foreshore.  Key community facilities include a child care centre, rest centre, library, town hall, two concert halls and two senior citizen/community centres.      

The City of Perth employs 531 staff and has an annual revenue budget of $110.2million.  There are nine elected members and 8,730 electors.  The City of Perth is one of 30 local authorities in the Perth metropolitan region.  Seventeen of these local authorities are classified as cities, ten as towns and three as shires.  Two thirds of the state’s population of two million resides in the Perth metropolitan region.

Lisa Scaffidi

The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor 

Lisa Scaffidi was elected as the first female Lord Mayor of Perth in October 2007.

Lisa was first elected to the City of Perth Council in May 2000 winning the seat with an absolute majority, as an independent candidate, in that bi-election and was re-elected in May 2003.

Lisa is very interested in economic and strategic planning issues within the City of Perth.  Aside from Council’s various internal Committee’s Lisa a current Committee Member on the Heirisson Island Sculpture Park Committee and is the West Australian Public Member on the Australian Press Council.

Shared visions and strong community consultation and input from a wide range of relevant stakeholders are important issues to Lisa, who also believes that to be able to promote a more sustainable future we must carefully understand the obvious linkages between economic, social and environmental issues / patterns, as ongoing improvement of the urban environment is not only a matter of technological progress.

Issues of public transportation, quality infrastructure, heritage matters and (good) social services need to be adequately planned for and viewed in a forward-thinking / long term manner, with appropriateness, currency and relevance uppermost at all times.

In 2001 Lisa served on the Perth City Rail Advisory Committee to assist the Minister for Planning in the selection of the final city aspect of the route for the Mandurah to Perth train line. 

Perth as the western gateway to Australia is and should continue to be a major tourism destination and entry point to this great continent.   The future of Perth as the capital city of this State is inextricably linked to our major industries, many of which have headquartered offices in the City of Perth.  As we continue to plan for the future we can maintain and further enhance the city’s vitality through the promotion of an increased city based residential population as well as the need to maintain diversity be it cultural or social within the city context.