Perth has been named the friendliest city in Australia.
A survey by Big 7 Travel ranked the WA capital as #1 after their social audience of 1.5 million, were asked where they felt the most welcome.
We’re talking from how easy the city is to navigate or strangers helping you find your way, to making new best friends in a local bar, these were the things that bagged Perth the top spot.

Perth’s Cottesloe Beach
Second place was Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast and, in third place, was Brissie.
Melbourne came in 6th while Sydney ranked 16th.
Here’s the list:
25. Melton
24. Warrnambool
23. Newcastle
22. Alice Springs
21. Bundaberg
20. Mackay
19. Nimbin
18. Geelong
17. Toowoomba
16. Sydney
15. The Gold Coast
14. Wollongong
13. Townsville
12. Logan City
11. Ballarat
10. Hobart
9. Canberra
8. Darwin
7. Port Macquarie
6. Melbourne
5. Cairns
4. Adelaide
3. Brisbane
2. Coffs Harbour
1. Perth
Fun fact: Perth also recently took out the ‘best dive bar’ in the world, aww yeah.