West 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, located in 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. It lies west of the Swan River, and east of the former Caversham Motor Racing Circuit. The suburb is traversed by the

West Swan Road West Swan Road is a road in the Swan Valley (Western Australia), Swan Valley wine region in the northeastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Starting in the centre of Guildford, Western Australia, Guildford, it provides access to the winer ...

, one of the main routes in the Swan Valley winery area. At the

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th Census in Australia, national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was count ...

the suburb had a population of 899.

History

West Swan is located on the western side of the Swan River. Of significance to the area is the

Caversham Airfield Caversham Airfield, also known as Middle Swan Airfield was an airfield constructed at Caversham, Western Australia during World War II as a parent aerodrome for use by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the United States Navy. The airfield had ...

, now known as the Middle Swan Airfield military facility. Originally built in 1943 to prevent possible invasion by the Japanese, the aerodrome later became a motor racing circuit, playing host to two Australian Grand Prix and the Six Hour Le Mans endurance race from 1955 to 1968.

Bandyup Women's Prison Bandyup Women's Prison is located in the northeastern rural Perth suburb of West Swan, Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Oce ...

is located on the northern side of

Roe Highway Roe Highway is a limited-access highway and partial freeway in Perth, Western Australia, linking Kewdale with the city's north-eastern and south-western suburbs. The northern terminus is at Reid Highway and Great Northern Highway in Midd ...

, and on the southern side of the Swan River in West Swan.

Transport

Bus

* 335 Midland Station to Ellenbrook Central – serves

References

Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan {{PerthAU-geo-stub