Middle Swan is a suburb of
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia, and forms part of the
City of Swan
The City of Swan is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area of Western Australia, in the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, eastern metropolitan region of Perth. It is named after the Swan River (Western Austral ...
local government area. The suburb is bordered to the west by the
Swan River. The suburb is most notable for its various
wineries
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the cultivation and production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feat ...
, including Nikola Estate that was once known as
Houghton and
Sandalford. It also has the
Midland brickworks within its boundaries, as well as an accommodation facility (Swanleigh Residential College, which closed in 2010) for country students attending the
Governor Stirling Senior High School
Governor Stirling Senior High School (abbreviated as GSSHS) is a Public school (government funded), public Mixed-sex education, co-educational Selective school, partially selective Secondary education#Australia, high day school, located in Wood ...
and
Swan Christian College.
Notable people from Middle Swan
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Simon Katich
Simon Matthew Katich (born 21 August 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He captained New South Wales and also, until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Katich also played for Lancashire, represen ...
, Test cricketer
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William Mitchell, the first rector of the Swan Parish
References
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan
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