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City of Swan

City of Swan

Local government area in Western Australia

This article is about the Australian LGA. For other cities, see Swan (disambiguation).

The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business district. The City covers an area of 1,042 km2 (which is 19.4% of the Perth Metro area) and had an estimated population of 155,653 in 2020.[3]

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32.7% of the City of Swan population was born overseas, compared with 36.1% for Greater Perth.[4]

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.[4]

History

The City of Swan was formed on 20 February 1970 as the Shire of Swan with the amalgamation of the Shire of Swan-Guildford and the Town of Midland. It assumed its current name when it gained city status on 25 April 2000.[5]

On 1 July 2016 the portion of Noranda north of Widgee Road was transferred to the City of Bayswater.[6]

Wards

The City of Swan is divided into 5 wards, most of which have three Councillors:[7]

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

Councillors

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Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Swan with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[9][10]

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( * indicates suburb partially located within City)

Population

Original Council Chambers in Guildford

Population of antecedent councils

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Population of the unified City of Swan

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Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Swan

As of 2024, 676 places are heritage-listed in the City of Swan,[54] 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.[55]

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    City of Swan - https://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Your-Council/Council/Meet-your-Councillors
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    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Guildford (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
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    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swan View (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
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    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whiteman (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
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    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woodbridge (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
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