Perth's development and relative prosperity, especially since the mid-1960s, has resulted from its role as the main service centre for the state's resource industries, which extract gold, iron ore, nickel, alumina, diamonds, mineral sands, coal, oil, and natural gas.
Perths vækst og relative velstand skyldes, især siden midt-60'erne, dens rolle som servicecenter for delstatens mine- og olieindustri, der udvinder guld, jernmalm, nikkel, aluminium, diamanter, mineraler, kul, olie og naturgas.