Study in Perth

Overview

Perth is situated between Swan River and southwest coast. The sweeping sceneries of the city are introduced and granted via the spacious river side Kings Park and Botanic Garden above Mountain Eliza and the outskirts set by Sandy beaches.

The area of Perth city is estimated to be at 6,418 km² founded on 12^th of June, 1829. The city has a population of 2 million people, according to 2019 statistics, having different ethnicities whose reported ancestries are: New Zealanders, Indians, South Africans and Malays all of whom constitute the majority of the population in the city.

Sir Stirling, who was a pioneer in agriculture, discovered that the coast’ soil was not serviceable for agriculture, so he made up his mind to found two cities in the new settlement: a commercial port at Fremantle and a capital granted the name Perth after the Scottish city, which is located near the Swan River.

Perth was established by James Stirling, at first, in 1829, after which it received its status as a city in 1856. The city, influenced by Sir George Murray, then British Secretary of State for war and the colonies, is known now for Perth, Scotland which was the birthplace of Sir George Murray.

The Culture in Perth

The cultural inheritance in Perth is shown through 467 heritage locations and 3 heritage precincts and 151 sites registered on the State Heritage List. One fourth of Perth’s population is students; Furthermore, the city has 20 sports clubs as 55 % of residents are upon the age of 20 to 39 years old.  

Weather and Environment

The climate in Perth characterized by hot, dry summer days and cool, wet winters. The sunshine in Perth lasts for 9 hours approximately every day which equates to about 3,200 hours annual sunshine; for that its climate is similar to Mediterranean climate as it has 139 clear days making it the sunniest capital city in Australia.

Perth is, in general, has a flat rolling land, because of sandy soils found in much quantities, and deep flattened rocks. The city has two big rivers which are the centerpiece of Perth: Swan and Canning Rivers, and one of the Serpentine and Murray Rivers discharging into Peel bay at Mandurah.

Work in Perth

There is plenty of jobs which are easily available for international students in Perth for the city is rich and safe, and the life is stable. In addition, the mining industry has been thriving there by which the economic downturns are averted.

While you are a student in one of Perth’s universities, you can earn around AUS$ 20 an hour. But if your working is under a casual agreement, you will gain 25 % additional work to make up the loss because of your employment‘s nature.

Casual agreement means employers are not obliged to offer work for you, and they have the right to kick you out of work even after the agreement has been made.

Districts of Perth

There are about eight major regions whose together constitute the city of Perth which are:

1. East Perth. 
2. High gate. 
3. Ash field. 
4. Crawley. 
5. Rossmoyne. 
6. Burswood. 
7. North Fremantle. 
8. May lands.

The universities in Perth