Coolbinia, an Aboriginal word for ‘mistletoe’, gained its name when it split from Mount Lawley in 1953. Coolbinia’s primary attraction is that it has the same large block, curvilinear tree-lined streets and park studded appeal of Menora without the heritage restrictions. Here you can either renovate an original mid-century modern home to your taste or bulldoze one to create your own architecturally designed, contemporary version.

Aside from its many parks and popular Primary School, the suburb itself has no infrastructure to speak of. Residents tend to drift off to North Perth, Mount Hawthorn, Mount Lawley or Yokine for their caffeine & shopping fixes. It’s a trade-off they seem happy to make to preserve their suburban sanctuary.

You’ll fall in love if: you dream of living on a big block in an exclusive near city residential pocket that’s not the Western suburbs. And love modern architecture.