Population 132,082 (2015 est) Mayor Mick Wainwright City of Swan Mundaring Founded 1871 Region Swan Valley | Established 1871 Website City of Swan Area 1,044 km² Council seat Midland | |
State electorate(s) Bassendean, Midland, Swan Hills, West Swan, Mirrabooka Colleges and Universities Ballajura Community College, Paramount College of Natural Medicine Federal divisions Division of Perth, Division of Cowan, Division of Hasluck, Division of Pearce 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: