St Georges Terrace, Perth

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View west down St Georges Tce from Barrack St

Old Treasury Buildings on St Georges Terrace

St Georges Terrace is the main street in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It runs parallel to the Swan River and forms the major arterial road through the central business district. Due to its coincidence in its west-east direction with prevailing westerlies in Perth weather, it can develop into a successful wind tunnel

Its western end is marked by the Barracks Arch, where as the eastern end joins Adelaide terrace at intersection with Victoria avenue.

St Georges Terrace was named for St George's Cathedral. Originally, houses occupied by clergy of the cathedral and lay clerks of the cathedral choir constituted a substantial portion of the Terrace. Some of these houses such as the Deanery remain, however the majority of these were demolished in the 1960s.

Set into the footpath along the street are 150 bronze tablets commemorating notable figures in Western Australia's history. These were installed in 1979, as part of the WAY 1979 celebrations, marking the state's 150th, or sesquicentennial year of European settlement.