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.

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.

On 1 July 2016 the portion of Noranda north of Widgee Road was transferred to the City of Bayswater.

Wards

The City of Swan is divided into 5 wards, most of which have three Councillors:

  • 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:
CouncillorWardTerm ExpiryNotes
Haeden MilesWhiteman2023
Aaron BowmanPearce2025
Amanda DornAltone2027
Jagdip SinghAltone2025
Cate McCulloughPearce2023
Charlie ZanninoSwan Valley/Gidgegannup2025
Dave KnightWhiteman2025
Ian JohnsonMidland/Guildford2027Deputy Mayor
Evia AringoPearce2027
Jennifer CatalanoAltone2025
Patty JonesPearce2025
Rashelle PredovnikMidland/Guildford2027
Rod HendersonSwan Valley/Gidgegannup2027
Sarah HowlettMidland/Guildford2025
Tanya RichardsonPearce2027Mayor

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Swan with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

SuburbPopulationAreaMap
Aveley13,998 (SAL 2021)6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Avon Valley National Park ‡5 (SAL 2021)75 km2 (29 sq mi)
Ballajura18,459 (SAL 2021)8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Baskerville302 (SAL 2021)7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Beechboro9,112 (SAL 2021)4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Belhus264 (SAL 2021)4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Bellevue1,514 (SAL 2021)3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Bennett Springs5,929 (SAL 2021)4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Brabham8,665 (SAL 2021)6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Brigadoon1,025 (SAL 2021)20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Bullsbrook5,605 (SAL 2021)253.8 km2 (98.0 sq mi)
Bushmead677 (SAL 2021)3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Caversham7,419 (SAL 2021)11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Cullacabardee45 (SAL 2021)14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Dayton5,507 (SAL 2021)2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Ellenbrook24,668 (SAL 2021)13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Gidgegannup2,818 (SAL 2021)303.7 km2 (117.3 sq mi)
Guildford2,040 (SAL 2021)3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Hazelmere935 (SAL 2021)7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Henley Brook2,500 (SAL 2021)7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Herne Hill1,542 (SAL 2021)17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Jane Brook3,670 (SAL 2021)5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Kiara1,776 (SAL 2021)1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Koongamia985 (SAL 2021)0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Lexia30 (SAL 2021)25.8 km2 (10.0 sq mi)
Lockridge3,322 (SAL 2021)1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Malaga25 (SAL 2021)6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Melaleuca0 (SAL 2016)78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
Middle Swan2,852 (SAL 2021)12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Midland6,335 (SAL 2021)4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Midvale2,283 (SAL 2021)2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Millendon490 (SAL 2021)6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Perth Airport *25 (SAL 2021)19.2 km2 (7.4 sq mi)
Red Hill85 (SAL 2021)15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
South Guildford3,781 (SAL 2021)5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Stratton3,267 (SAL 2021)2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Swan View7,889 (SAL 2021)7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
The Vines5,848 (SAL 2021)6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Upper Swan549 (SAL 2021)19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Viveash1,280 (SAL 2021)2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Walyunga National Park ‡0 (SAL 2021)18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
West Swan786 (SAL 2021)6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Whiteman10 (SAL 2021)27.7 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Woodbridge1,207 (SAL 2021)1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
  • ( * 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

YearTotalSwanGuildfordMidland
19116,9821,8291,6693,484
19219,1882,3751,8764,937
193310,9483,5012,0395,408
194713,4465,0472,2176,182
195417,9967,3662,1348,496
196118,6539,3979,256
196619,1359,8009,335

Population of the unified City of Swan

YearPop.±%
Historical population
YearPop.±%19116,982—19219,188+31.6%193310,948+19.2%194713,446+22.8%195417,996+33.8%196118,653+3.7%196619,135+2.6%197125,682+34.2%197626,932+4.9%YearPop.±%198131,859+18.3%198637,383+17.3%199152,968+41.7%199668,795+29.9%200182,126+19.4%200693,279+13.6%2011108,461+16.3%2016133,851+23.4%2021152,974+14.3%
19116,982—
19219,188+31.6%
193310,948+19.2%
194713,446+22.8%
195417,996+33.8%
196118,653+3.7%
196619,135+2.6%
197125,682+34.2%
197626,932+4.9%
YearPop.±%
198131,859+18.3%
198637,383+17.3%
199152,968+41.7%
199668,795+29.9%
200182,126+19.4%
200693,279+13.6%
2011108,461+16.3%
2016133,851+23.4%
2021152,974+14.3%

Demographics

32.7% of the City of Swan population was born overseas, compared with 36.1% for Greater Perth.

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.

Heritage-listed places

As of 2024[update], 676 places are heritage-listed in the City of Swan, 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.

External links

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