Perth is the capital city of the Australian state – Western Australia. The population of Perth is approximately 2 million residents living in Greater Perth. The majority of Perth’s metropolitan area is located on the Swan Coastal Plain. Perth’s population increased vastly as a result of the Western Australian gold rushes in the late 19th century as well as Australia's involvement in World War II with a large number of British, Greek, Italian, and Yugoslavian immigrants moving to Australia after the war finished. Tourism has a huge impact on Perth’s economy with an estimated 2.8 million domestic visitors and 1 million internal visitors staying each year. There are many tourist attractions around Perth such as the Perth Cultural Centre and a number of museums such as The Scitech Discovery Centre in West Perth which is an interactive science museum and The Western Australian Maritime Museum which is home to many maritime objects from different eras. There are a number of primary schools in Perth with each one consisting of seven grades and high schools consisting of years 7-12. Education is compulsory between the ages of six and seventeen in Western Australia. Education is a three-tiered system consisting of primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. Perth is home to four public universities with the main one being The University of Western Australia which has around 20,000 undergraduate students and 6,000 postgraduate students as well as 1,500 academic staff and 2,200 administrative staff. The University of Western Australia has produced 100 Rhodes Scholars, one Nobel Prize laureate, and one Australian Prime Minister. Curtin University is another public university in Perth and has around 48,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and 3,700 administrative staff. Curtin has a range of academic and practical fields such as Resources and Energy, Information and Communication, Health, Ageing and Well-being, Communities and Changing Environments, and Growth and Prosperity, and Creative Writing.
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