How much did Perth Arena cost to build?
Perth Arena (now RAC Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena of about 15,500 seats in the Perth city centre, Western Australia, whose construction began in 2007 and which opened on 10 November 2012. The Auditor General for Western Australia reported in 2010 that it was 'substantially over budget and late', with a current estimate of AUD 483 million against an original AUD 160 million (September 2005) and an opening that had slipped from January 2009 to November 2011, while Wikipedia gives the final cost as AUD 548.7 million.
Final project cost
AUD 548.7 million
Approximately $568.13 million
Cost basis: 2012
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2012
Project record
Opened or launched
audit.wa.gov.au10 November 2012