Between the start of the mining boom to the onset of the global financial crisis: annual price inflation in Perth averaged 4.0 per cent, compared to the nationa

Between the start of the mining boom to the onset of the global financial crisis: annual price inflation in Perth averaged 4.0 per cent, compared to the national annual average of 3.3 per cent; Perth rents increased by two-thirds more than the national average; and Perth house prices grew by 14 per cent a year, almost triple the national average growth rate. http://www.pm.gov.au/node/6884 http://www.pm.gov.au/node/6884