City of Swan

The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia, in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth. It is named after the Swan River which traverses most of the City's urban area.

Swan is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business district. It covers 42 suburbs and localities across an area of 1,042 km², making it the largest metropolitan LGA by area. It had an estimated population of 155,653 in 2020.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The historic, administrative, commercial and industrial centre of Swan is Midland, a satellite city and strategic metropolitan centre of Perth. Other key areas of the City include the historic colonial town of Guildford, the Swan Valley tourism and winery region and the new town of Ellenbrook.

History

The City of Swan is the modern-day descendant of the Swan Road District, founded in 1871. The current organisation was created on 20 February 1970 as the Shire of Swan, after the forced amalgamation of the Shire of Swan-Guildford and the Town of Midland.

The Shire gained 'City' status on 25 April 2000.<ref name="mbar">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 1 July 2016 the portion of Noranda north of Widgee Road was transferred to the City of Bayswater.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Wards

The City of Swan is divided into 5 wards, most of which have three Councillors:<ref>Ward Map, City of Swan, 21 October 2017 (accessed 17 April 2018)</ref>

• Altone Ward (3 Councillors)
• Midland/Guildford Ward (3 Councillors)
• Pearce Ward (4 Councillors)
• Swan Valley/Gidgegannup Ward (2 Councillors)
• Whiteman Ward (3 Councillors)

Councillors

The Following table shows the Council of the City of Swan as of July 2022:<ref>City of Swan - https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Your-Council/Council/Meet-your-Councillors</ref>

Councillor	Ward	Term Expiry	Notes
Haeden Miles	Whiteman	2023
Aaron Bowman	Pearce	2025
Amanda Dorn	Altone	2027
Jagdip Singh	Altone	2025
Cate McCullough	Pearce	2023
Charlie Zannino	Swan Valley/Gidgegannup	2025
Dave Knight	Whiteman	2025
Ian Johnson	Midland/Guildford	2027	Deputy Mayor
Evia Aringo	Pearce	2027
Jennifer Catalano	Altone	2025
Patty Jones	Pearce	2025
Rashelle Predovnik	Midland/Guildford	2027
Rod Henderson	Swan Valley/Gidgegannup	2027
Sarah Howlett	Midland/Guildford	2025
Tanya Richardson	Pearce	2027	Mayor

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Swan with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
Aveley	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4827990}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Avon Valley National Park ‡	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q130349505}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Ballajura	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4851410}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Baskerville	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4867611}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Beechboro	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4879613}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Belhus	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4882726}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Bellevue	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4883897}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Bennett Springs	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4889747}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Brabham	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4953179}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Brigadoon	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4967198}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Bullsbrook	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4997041}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Bushmead	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q85749651}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Caversham	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5055079}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Cullacabardee	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5192967}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Dayton	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5243485}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Ellenbrook	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5365097}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Gidgegannup	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935798}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Guildford	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5615787}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Hazelmere	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5688094}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Henley Brook	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5714604}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Herne Hill	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5742343}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Jane Brook	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6151199}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Kiara	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6403861}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Koongamia	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6430677}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Lexia	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6537677}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Lockridge	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935850}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Malaga	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6740964}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Melaleuca	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6810984}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Middle Swan	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6841607}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Midland	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q3857059}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Midvale	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6843124}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Millendon	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6858749}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Perth Airport *	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7170808}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Red Hill	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935901}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
South Guildford	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7567393}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Stratton	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7622254}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Swan View	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7653534}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
The Vines	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7772709}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Upper Swan	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7898945}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Viveash	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7937577}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Walyunga National Park ‡	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q130349784}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
West Swan	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7986620}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Whiteman	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q31431396}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Woodbridge	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q3569819}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe

• ( * indicates suburb partially located within City)
• ( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)

Population

Original Council Chambers in Guildford

Population of antecedent councils

Year	Total	Swan	Guildford	Midland
1911	6,982	1,829	1,669	3,484
1921	9,188	2,375	1,876	4,937
1933	10,948	3,501	2,039	5,408
1947	13,446	5,047	2,217	6,182
1954	17,996	7,366	2,134	8,496
1961	18,653	9,397		9,256
1966	19,135	9,800		9,335

Demographics

32.7% of the City of Swan population was born overseas, compared with 36.1% for Greater Perth.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The largest non-English speaking country of birth in the City of Swan was India, where 3.1% of the population, or 4,163 people, were born.<ref name=":0" />

Heritage-listed places

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:As of, 676 places are heritage-listed in the City of Swan,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> of which 317 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Garrick Theatre, Guildford Grammar School Chapel and the Midland Railway Workshops.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

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