City of Swan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids City of Swan Western Australia
The City of Swan within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Population	133,851 (2016 census) 155,653 (2020 est.)
• 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
LGAs around City of Swan: Wanneroo Chittering Toodyay Wanneroo City of Swan Mundaring Stirling Bayswater Bassendean Kalamunda

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.

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

Aveley Ballajura Baskerville Beechboro Belhus Bellevue Bennett Springs Brabham Brigadoon Bullsbrook Caversham Cullacabardee Dayton Ellenbrook

Gidgegannup Guildford Hazelmere Henley Brook Herne Hill Jane Brook Kiara Koongamia Lexia Lockridge Malaga Melaleuca Middle Swan

Midland Midvale Millendon Red Hill Stratton South Guildford Swan View The Vines Upper Swan Viveash West Swan Whiteman Woodbridge

Population

Original Council Chambers in Guildford

The populations of the City of Swan's antecedents were:

Year	Total	Swan	Guildford	Midland
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
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

Sister cities

• Bivongi, Calabria, Italy (2007)
• San Salvo, Abruzzo, Italy (2006)