Population 132,082 (2015 est) Mayor Mick Wainwright Founded 1871 | Established 1871 Area 1,044 km² | |
Points of interest Caversham Wildlife Park - WA, Whiteman Park, Walyunga National Park, Bells Rapids Park, The Maze - home of Outback | ||
City of swan familiarisation tour
The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in Perth's eastern metropolitan region and includes the Swan Valley, centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth Central Business District (CBD). The City covers an area of 1,044 km² (much of which is uninhabited) and has a population of about 132,000. At the 2001 census, 10% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, while significant Southern European and South-East Asian minorities are also located here.
Contents
- City of swan familiarisation tour
- Map of Swan WA Australia
- History
- Wards
- Population
- Sister cities
- References
Map of Swan, WA, Australia
History
The City of Swan began as three entities:
On 1 July 1961, Guildford and the Swan Roads Board merged into the Shire of Swan-Guildford. Swan-Guildford and Midland united on 1 April 1970 as the Shire of Swan, and 30 years later, on 1 April 2000, became the City of Swan.
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 7 wards, most of which have three Councillors:
Population
The populations of the City of Swan's antecedents were:
The post-1970 populations of the combined Shire/City of Swan were: