Furnished homesin Mount Lawley.

“Beaufort Street, federation houses, and ECU around the corner.”

Mount Lawley sits north-east of the Perth CBD and is the city's best-known federation-era suburb — wide streets, large houses with deep verandahs, and a mature tree canopy that sets it apart from the newer suburbs further out. Beaufort Street runs through it as a long retail and dining strip, with the Astor Theatre, a dense run of cafes and small bars, and a steady evening trade. Edith Cowan University's Mount Lawley campus sits within the suburb, including the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, which gives the area a permanent student and creative population. Housing is dominated by character detached homes, with apartments concentrated along Beaufort Street itself, so furnished stock includes a better-than-usual supply of family-sized houses. Buses along Beaufort Street reach the CBD in around 15 minutes. Medium-term tenants are commonly ECU staff and visiting performers, relocating families wanting a character house, and professionals working in the city who prefer a suburb with a real main street.