City of Swan explained

Type:	lga
City of Swan
State:	wa
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Area:	1042
Est:	1970
Seat:	Midland
Mayor:	Tanya Richardson^[1]
Region:	Eastern Metropolitan Perth, Swan Valley
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Url:	http://www.swan.wa.gov.au/
Stategov:	Bassendean, Midland, Swan Hills, West Swan, Mirrabooka
Fedgov:	Swan, Cowan, Durack, Hasluck, Pearce
Near-Nw:	Wanneroo
Near-N:	Chittering
Near-Ne:	Toodyay
Near-E:	Mundaring
Near-W:	Wanneroo
Near-Sw:	Stirling
Near-S:	Bayswater Bassendean
Near-Se:	Kalamunda

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

On 1 July 2016 the portion of Noranda north of Widgee Road was transferred to the City of Bayswater.^[4]

Wards

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

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:^[6] !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:^[7] ^[8]

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Avon Valley National Park ‡

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Perth Airport *

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Walyunga National Park ‡

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

Population

Population of antecedent councils

width=20%	Year	width=20%	Total	width=20%	Swan	width=20%	Guildford	width=20%	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.^[9]

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

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Swan., 676 places are heritage-listed in the City of Swan,^[10] 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.^[11]

Notes and References

Web site: 2023 Ordinary Election - Swan . 2023 . www.elections.wa.gov.au . . 6 November 2023 .
Web site: Population forecasts City of Swan forecast.id. forecast.id.com.au. 2020-02-25.
Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
News: Pascual Juanola. Marta. Noranda joins Baysy. 9 April 2016. The Perth Voice. 31 March 2016.
https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/In-around-Swan/Maps/Ward-map Ward Map
City of Swan - https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Your-Council/Council/Meet-your-Councillors
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 1 January 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 1 January 2023 .
Web site: Birthplace City of Swan Community profile. profile.id.com.au. 2020-02-25.
Web site: City of Swan Park Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 2 March 2024 .
Web site: City of Swan State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 2 March 2024 .