Perth Zoo

Perth Zoo is the custodian of 1500 animals on the South Perth site and supports multiple projects in the wild to help save wild animals and wild habitats.

Perth Zoo gets hands-on in wildlife conservation, at home and beyond our borders. One simple vision inspires and directs our work - a world where diversity of species and habitats is secure.

The role and purpose of zoos have changed enormously in recent decades. Perth Zoo - in collaboration with scientific agencies, governments and other conservation partners - plays a part in the much bigger picture of the conservation of our natural world. We contribute directly to the preservation of species and habitat diversity while also providing visitors with the opportunity to encounter the natural world and become involved in conservation.

Our Animals

African Lion
Journey right into the lion's den!
Asian Elephant - Female
It's all about the bass!
Giraffe
Blood rush!
Little Penguin
Dry-docked for maintenance!
Numbat
20,000-a-day termite habit!
Slender-tailed Meerkat
On the job!
Southern White Rhinoceros
Ummm... not white?
Sumatran Orangutan
The Voice!
Sumatran Tiger
Water-loving cat!
Sun Bear
Bear hands!
Western Swamp Tortoise
Why did the tortoise cross the road?
African Painted Dog
Contradictory canine!
Asian Elephant - Bull
It's all about the bass!
Asian Small-clawed Otter
Nanna nap pros!
Australasian Shoveler
Shovel by name and by nature!
Australian Tarantula
Rustle then wrestle!
Baudin's Cockatoo
Tough love!
Bilby
Expert Excavator!
Binturong
Butt-ered popcorn!
Black Swan
Native Ninja!
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
Join in the chorus!
Black-headed Python
Solar-powered serpent!
Black-necked Stork
En garde!
Black-winged Stilt
Wader takes a dive!
Blue-billed Duck
Dive, dive, dive!
Bolivian Squirrel Monkey
Eat your veggies!
Bridled Tern
Bring something to the relationship!
Brolga
Lord of the dance!
Brush Bronzewing
Thirsty work!
Bush Stone-curlew
The bush at night just got 50% less spooky!
Cane Toad
Built to survive!
Cape Porcupine
Chew on this!
Carnaby's Cockatoo
Flying barometer!
Centralian Blue-tongue Skink
Banded!
Common Marmoset
Corn Snake
Just right!
Cotton-top Tamarin
Controlling mother!
Death Adder
Watch those fangs!
Dibbler
Rare marsupial!
Dingo
When is a dog not a dog?
Dugite
Chilled out in WA!
Eastern Great Egret
Long way to fall!
Emperor Tamarin
Mo wonder!
Emu
Hunger Games!
Estuarine Crocodile
Location, location!
Feathertail Glider
Up, up and away!
Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
What you hear is what you get!
Freckled Duck
Birds of a feather...
Freshwater Crocodile
Pacifist predator!
Galapagos Tortoise
Gentle giants!
Ghost Bat
Blind as a bat!
Glossy Ibis
Not black!
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo
What are your legs...? Springs!
Green Pygmy Goose
If it looks like a duck...
Green Tree Frog
Buzz off!
Inland Bearded Dragon
Hot egg = female dragons
Javan Gibbon
Prima donna!
Koala
Pointing the finger!
Komodo Dragon
Ancient predator!
Leadbeater's Cockatoo
Pretty in pink!
Little Pied Cormorant
Gesundheit!
Long-nosed Potoroo
Pinocchio effect!
Mertens Water Monitor
Multipurpose nose!
Nepalese Red Panda
False thumb?
Olive Python
Smooth operator!
Owlet-nightjar
Homebody!
Pebble-mimic Dragon
Master of hide-and-seek
Perentie
Their bite just got nastier!
Pied Heron
Pied patience!
Plains Zebra
It's all a blur!
Plumed Whistling Duck
Delicious dresser!
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
The colour of passion!
Pygmy Marmoset
Sticky fingers!
Quokka
Radiated Tortoise
Rough 'n' tumble!
Radjah Shelduck
Duckling go-getters!
Red Kangaroo
Pregnant pause!
Red-eared Slider
Illegal alien!
Red-tailed Phascogale
Careful what you wish for!
Ring-tailed Lemur
Stinky!
Rough-scaled Python
What big teeth you have...!
Royal Spoonbill
Meal detector!
Short-beaked Echidna
Faux pouch!
Southern Cassowary
Ready-made fertiliser!
South-western Carpet Python
What's in a name...?
Spiny Leaf Insect
Raised by ants
Splendid Tree Frog
Don't mind me!
Spotted Hyaena
Not dogs or cats!
Sugar Glider
Soaring on stretchy skin!
Tammar Wallaby
Pass the salt!
Tasmanian Devil
Devilishly loud!
Tawny Frogmouth
Not an owl. Not a branch, either!
Tiger Snake
Viviparous!
Tufted Capuchin
How're you doin'?
Western Blue-tongue Skink
Independent!
Western Brush-wallaby
Stuck in forward gear!
Western Grey Kangaroo
Inch worms!
Western Ringtail Possum
Cryptic!
White-cheeked Gibbon
Colour changer!
Woma
Unwelcome guest!

Where are we?
20 Labouchere Road, South Perth WA 6151

Get a Ride
For further information on Transperth timetables and prices please call Transperth information on 13 62 13 or visit transperth.wa.gov.au and use "Perth Zoo" as a destination or departure landmark.

By Bus
Routes 30 & 31 run between Perth Busport (on Wellington St), Elizabeth Quay Bus Station and Perth Zoo's entrance [stop #11847]. Buses on these routes are low-floor/accessible.

We recommend boarding at Elizabeth Quay Bus Station for the fastest journey between the Perth CBD and the Zoo (6 mins).

By Train
Joondalup or Mandurah Lines - Get off at Elizabeth Quay Train Station and transfer to the Elizabeth Quay Bus Station (next door) to catch Route 30 or 31.

Midland, Armadale, Thornlie & Fremantle lines - Get off at Perth Train Station and transfer to the Perth Busport (next door) to catch Route 30 or 31.

By Ferry
Ferries depart from Elizabeth Quay Jetty (Perth CBD) every 15 minutes daily (September to June) or every 30 minutes daily (June to September). Journey time is approximately 10 minutes.

Perth Zoo is a 500m walk from the Mends Street Jetty (South Perth) via shops and restaurants.

By Taxi
Tell your driver to take you to "Perth Zoo". They'll drop you right at the Zoo entrance. (If they need a street address, it's 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth).

Drive Yourself and Parking
The Zoo is only a five-minute drive from Perth's city centre. Take the Mill Point Road freeway exit-ramp from both the north and south direction.

There is a range of paid, timed parking around Perth Zoo. Click here for more information on parking options.

BYO & Chartered Bus: The safest way to drop students off is to enter the carpark off Mill Point Road and drive along the access road (10km/hr) and pull into a temporary bus bay to unload. Charter buses can then proceed to exit onto Labouchere Road and BYO buses can circle the block and park in the (free, limited) bus parking in the Mill Point Road parking area.

Hoof it!
By Bicycle, Scooter, Blades or on Foot
Safe, dual-use paths (cycle and walking) circle the Swan River from the CBD to South Perth and then it is only 500m from the river up to Perth Zoo.

This site provides maps and information on the network of cycle/walking paths which will get you to and from Perth Zoo (you will need to zoom in to see the pathways clearly).

Free bicycle racks are available just outside the Zoo. We recommend a lock for your bicycle since it's a busy, public place. (Please note that you cannot take your bicycle, rollerblades, skateboard or other forms of personal transport into Perth Zoo)

Saving wildlife is not just our brand. It is what we do.