Perth's Underwhelming Skyline / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

October 1, 2026 3:25am CST

My brother-in-law lives in the hills overlooking Perth, in the suburb of Kalamunda. On the way home from his place, you get a good view of the city but I can’t help but think it would be underwhelming to those of you who live in some of the big cities of the world. His suburb has a lot of trees and vegetation and from time to time they have some very big bushfires there. The photo was taken as we were descending the hill from his area and shows the skyline of the CBD (Central Business District). Towards the front are the white rooves of one of the industrial areas. But as far as high-rise buildings go, this is just about it.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (47250)

• Denver, Colorado

12h

I've seen smaller. Colorado Springs, for instance.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (389367)

• Rockingham, Australia

12h

Fair enough but this is our capital city. To me, it seems small compared to some of the world's cities.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (47250)

• Denver, Colorado

@JudyEv - In that context, yes, it's kind of small.

Amber

@AmbiePam (128855)

• United States

12h

It looks cool to me, but I find something cool in just about everything not to do with anything with which I’m familiar.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (389367)

• Rockingham, Australia

12h

I'm okay about it but we don't have dozens of towering blocks of offices and flats.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17310)

• China

I think it is a wonderful skyline.Those trees and vegetation add a lot of charm to the suburb !

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (141341)

• Marion, Ohio

I like that view better than some of our cities

Kandase

@Kandae11 (57200)

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12h

I think the view is awesome.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (389367)

• Rockingham, Australia

12h

It is a good view from where we were but it's always hazy and quite hard to get a good shot.

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Michael

@Wrexxo (8700)

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11h

Honestly this looks pretty nice to me, especially with all the greenery around. Not every city needs a huge skyline, sometimes the smaller ones feel more relaxed. Stay safe during bushfire season though, that part sounds scary.

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