City of Swan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids City of SwanWestern Australia |
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The City of Swan within the Perth Metropolitan Area
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Population |
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• Density | 128.46/km2 (332.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,042 km2 (402.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | David Lucas | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Midland | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth, Swan Valley | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bassendean, Midland, Swan Hills, West Swan, Mirrabooka | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Swan, Cowan, Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Swan | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business district. 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.
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History
The City of Swan began as three entities:
- The Municipality of Guildford, gazetted in 1871.
- The Municipality of Helena Vale, gazetted in 1895, becoming the Municipality of Midland Junction in 1901 and the Town of Midland in 1961.
- The Swan Roads Board, gazetted in 1871.
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:
- Altone Ward (3 Councillors)
- Ballajura Ward (3 Councillors)
- Midland/Guildford Ward (3 Councillors)
- Ellenbrook (3 Councillors)
- Swan Valley Gidgegannup (2 Councillors)
- North Ward (1 Councillor)
Suburbs
Population
The populations of the City of Swan's antecedents were:
Year | Total | Swan | Guildford | Midland |
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1911 | 6,982 | 1,829 | 1,669 | 3,484 |
1921 | 9,188 | 2,375 | 1,876 | 4,937 |
1933 | 10,948 | 3,501 | 2,039 | 5,408 |
1947 | 13,446 | 5,047 | 2,217 | 6,182 |
1954 | 17,996 | 7,366 | 2,134 | 8,496 |
1961 | 18,653 | 9,397 | 9,256 | |
1966 | 19,135 | 9,800 | 9,335 |
The post-1970 populations of the combined Shire/City of Swan were:
Year | Population |
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1971 | 25,682 |
1976 | 26,932 |
1981 | 31,859 |
1986 | 37,383 |
1991 | 52,968 |
1996 | 68,795 |
2001 | 82,126 |
2006 | 93,279 |
2011 | 108,461 |