The City of Swan is a

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. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the

Perth central business district Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

. 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. 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.

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 The Shire of Swan-Guildford was a local government area in Perth Western Australia. It was established as the Swan-Guildford Road District on 10 June 1960 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Guildford and the Swan Road District, which b ...

and the

Town of Midland The Town of Midland was a local government area in the eastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, centred on the suburb of Midland. History It was established as the Municipality of Helena Vale on 8 November 1895, when it was proclaimed as ...

. It assumed its current name when it gained city status on 25 April 2000. On 1 July 2016 the portion of

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north of Widgee Road was transferred to the

City of Bayswater The City of Bayswater is a local government area in the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about northeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a population of 69,283 as at the 2021 Census. The C ...

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

Suburbs

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

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: ( * indicates suburb partially located within City)

Population

Population of antecedent councils

Population of the unified City of Swan

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 645 places are heritage-listed in the City of Swan, of which 316 are on the

State Register of Heritage Places The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. History In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...

, among them the

Garrick Theatre The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play, ' ...

Guildford Grammar School Chapel The Guildford Grammar School Chapel usually known as the Chapel of St. Mary and St. George is a Heritage-listed building situated on Terrace Road, East Guildford and is used and owned by Guildford Grammar School. History The Chapel of St. Mar ...

and the

Midland Railway Workshops The Midland Railway Workshops in Midland, Western Australia, were the main workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) for over 80 years. History The first railway workshops in Western Australia were located at Fremantle a ...

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