Nedlands, Western Australia

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Nedlands is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Nedlands, although a small section to the northeast is located within the City of Subiaco. It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the Perth CBD via either Thomas Street or Mounts Bay Road.

Nedlands is a mixed-character suburb - it contains low-cost housing for students at the neighbouring University of Western Australia; wealthy homes and a golf course in the southern half of the suburb; a commercial area, restaurants and a small cinema along both sides of Stirling Highway; the Lions Eye Institute, a major centre of research into eye disease, and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, one of Perth's major public hospitals, and Hollywood Private Hospital and neighbouring aged care facilities. The hospital and Stirling Highway are well served by the CircleRoute and other bus routes.

At the 2001 census, Nedlands had a population of 10,833.^[1]