Where to stay · Local feel

Most local neighbourhoods in Perth

Where to stay in Perth to feel like a resident — the neighbourhoods with genuine local life, independent restaurants, and the fewest tourists.

AllBudgetLocal feelNightlifeFamiliesWalkabilityMost central

Top pick for local feel

Fremantle

Port city with attitude — Victorian streetscape, Saturday markets, craft-brewery row, harbour-side fish.

Fremantle port and Victorian streetscape with Saturday markets in foreground

Fremantle

Top pick

Port city with attitude — Victorian streetscape, Saturday markets, craft-brewery row, harbour-side fish.

9/10

Walk

6/10

Price

9/10

Local

5/10

Central

Northbridge James Street Perth with neon signs and laneway bars at night

Northbridge

Good

Perth's nightlife and Chinatown — laneway bars, late-night pho, Cultural Centre and PICA.

10/10

Walk

6/10

Price

7/10

Local

10/10

Central

South Perth riverside view of Perth CBD skyline reflecting over the Swan River

South Perth & Applecross

Trade-off

Riverside Perth — Mends Street ferry, postcard CBD-skyline view, family suburbia.

8/10

Walk

5/10

Price

8/10

Local

7/10

Central

Cottesloe Beach Perth golden sunset with Indiana Tea House

Cottesloe & Claremont

Trade-off

Perth's old-money west — Cottesloe Beach Indiana sunsets, Claremont Quarter shopping.

8/10

Walk

3/10

Price

7/10

Local

6/10

Central

Scarborough Beach Esplanade Perth with surf and sundowner crowd

Scarborough & Trigg

Trade-off

North-beach surf strip — Scarborough Esplanade redeveloped, Trigg Point break, sundowner balconies.

7/10

Walk

5/10

Price

7/10

Local

4/10

Central

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