# City of Swan

The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia, in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth. It is named after the Swan River which traverses most of the City's urban area.
Swan is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business district. It covers 42 suburbs and localities across an area of 1,042 km$^2$, making it the largest metropolitan LGA by area. It had an estimated population of 155,653 in 2020.
The historic, administrative, commercial and industrial centre of Swan is Midland, a satellite city and strategic metropolitan centre of Perth. Other key areas of the City include the historic colonial town of Guildford, the Swan Valley tourism and winery region and the new town of Ellenbrook.

## History

The City of Swan is the modern-day descendant of the Swan Road District, founded in 1871. The current organisation was created on 20 February 1970 as the Shire of Swan, after the forced amalgamation of the Shire of Swan-Guildford and the Town of Midland.
The Shire gained 'City' status on 25 April 2000.
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 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

The Following table shows the Council of the City of Swan as of July 2022: :
| Councillor | Ward | Term Expiry | Notes |
| Haeden Miles | Whiteman | 2023 | |
| Aaron Bowman | Pearce | 2025 | |
| Amanda Dorn | Altone | 2027 | |
| Jagdip Singh | Altone | 2025 | |
| Cate McCullough | Pearce | 2023 | |
| Charlie Zannino | Swan Valley/Gidgegannup | 2025 | |
| Dave Knight | Whiteman | 2025 | |
| Ian Johnson | Midland/Guildford | 2027 | Deputy Mayor |
| Evia Aringo | Pearce | 2027 | |
| Jennifer Catalano | Altone | 2025 | |
| Patty Jones | Pearce | 2025 | |
| Rashelle Predovnik | Midland/Guildford | 2027 | |
| Rod Henderson | Swan Valley/Gidgegannup | 2027 | |
| Sarah Howlett | Midland/Guildford | 2025 | |
| Tanya Richardson | Pearce | 2027 | Mayor |

## Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Swan with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:
| Suburb | Population | Area |
| Aveley | 13,998 (SAL 2021) | 6.1 km$^2$ (2.4 sq mi) |
| Avon Valley National Park ‡ | 5 (SAL 2021) | 75 km$^2$ (29 sq mi) |
| Ballajura | 18,459 (SAL 2021) | 8.9 km$^2$ (3.4 sq mi) |
| Baskerville | 302 (SAL 2021) | 7.7 km$^2$ (3.0 sq mi) |
| Beechboro | 9,112 (SAL 2021) | 4.9 km$^2$ (1.9 sq mi) |
| Belhus | 264 (SAL 2021) | 4 km$^2$ (1.5 sq mi) |
| Bellevue | 1,514 (SAL 2021) | 3 km$^2$ (1.2 sq mi) |
| Bennett Springs | 5,929 (SAL 2021) | 4.4 km$^2$ (1.7 sq mi) |
| Brabham | 8,665 (SAL 2021) | 6.5 km$^2$ (2.5 sq mi) |
| Brigadoon | 1,025 (SAL 2021) | 20 km$^2$ (7.7 sq mi) |
| Bullsbrook | 5,605 (SAL 2021) | 253.8 km$^2$ (98.0 sq mi) |
| Bushmead | 677 (SAL 2021) | 3.2 km$^2$ (1.2 sq mi) |
| Caversham | 7,419 (SAL 2021) | 11.6 km$^2$ (4.5 sq mi) |
| Cullacabardee | 45 (SAL 2021) | 14.8 km$^2$ (5.7 sq mi) |
| Dayton | 5,507 (SAL 2021) | 2.8 km$^2$ (1.1 sq mi) |
| Ellenbrook | 24,668 (SAL 2021) | 13.1 km$^2$ (5.1 sq mi) |
| Gidgegannup | 2,818 (SAL 2021) | 303.7 km$^2$ (117.3 sq mi) |
| Guildford | 2,040 (SAL 2021) | 3.2 km$^2$ (1.2 sq mi) |
| Hazelmere | 935 (SAL 2021) | 7.3 km$^2$ (2.8 sq mi) |
| Henley Brook | 2,500 (SAL 2021) | 7.3 km$^2$ (2.8 sq mi) |
| Herne Hill | 1,542 (SAL 2021) | 17.1 km$^2$ (6.6 sq mi) |
| Jane Brook | 3,670 (SAL 2021) | 5.3 km$^2$ (2.0 sq mi) |
| Kiara | 1,776 (SAL 2021) | 1.4 km$^2$ (0.54 sq mi) |
| Koongamia | 985 (SAL 2021) | 0.6 km$^2$ (0.23 sq mi) |
| Lexia | 30 (SAL 2021) | 25.8 km$^2$ (10.0 sq mi) |
| Lockridge | 3,322 (SAL 2021) | 1.4 km$^2$ (0.54 sq mi) |
| Malaga | 25 (SAL 2021) | 6.6 km$^2$ (2.5 sq mi) |
| Melaleuca | 0 (SAL 2016) | 78.8 km$^2$ (30.4 sq mi) |
| Middle Swan | 2,852 (SAL 2021) | 12.8 km$^2$ (4.9 sq mi) |
| Midland | 6,335 (SAL 2021) | 4.4 km$^2$ (1.7 sq mi) |
| Midvale | 2,283 (SAL 2021) | 2.9 km$^2$ (1.1 sq mi) |
| Millendon | 490 (SAL 2021) | 6.9 km$^2$ (2.7 sq mi) |
| Perth Airport * | 25 (SAL 2021) | 19.2 km$^2$ (7.4 sq mi) |
| Red Hill | 85 (SAL 2021) | 15.7 km$^2$ (6.1 sq mi) |
| South Guildford | 3,781 (SAL 2021) | 5.8 km$^2$ (2.2 sq mi) |
| Stratton | 3,267 (SAL 2021) | 2.3 km$^2$ (0.89 sq mi) |
| Swan View | 7,889 (SAL 2021) | 7.5 km$^2$ (2.9 sq mi) |
| The Vines | 5,848 (SAL 2021) | 6.6 km$^2$ (2.5 sq mi) |
| Upper Swan | 549 (SAL 2021) | 19.8 km$^2$ (7.6 sq mi) |
| Viveash | 1,280 (SAL 2021) | 2.1 km$^2$ (0.81 sq mi) |
| Walyunga National Park ‡ | 0 (SAL 2021) | 18 km$^2$ (6.9 sq mi) |
| West Swan | 786 (SAL 2021) | 6.6 km$^2$ (2.5 sq mi) |
| Whiteman | 10 (SAL 2021) | 27.7 km$^2$ (10.7 sq mi) |
| Woodbridge | 1,207 (SAL 2021) | 1.4 km$^2$ (0.54 sq mi) |
* ( * indicates suburb partially located within City)
* ( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)

## Population
### Population of antecedent councils

| 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 | 9,397 | 9,256 |
| 1966 | 19,135 | 9,800 | 9,800 | 9,335 |

### Population of the unified City of Swan

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1911 | 6,982 | — |
| 1921 | 9,188 | +31.6% |
| 1933 | 10,948 | +19.2% |
| 1947 | 13,446 | +22.8% |
| 1954 | 17,996 | +33.8% |
| 1961 | 18,653 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 19,135 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 25,682 | +34.2% |
| 1976 | 26,932 | +4.9% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1981 | 31,859 | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 37,383 | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 52,968 | +41.7% |
| 1996 | 68,795 | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 82,126 | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 93,279 | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 108,461 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 133,851 | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 152,974 | +14.3% |

### Demographics

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.

## Heritage-listed places

As of 2024, 676 places are heritage-listed in the City of Swan, of which 317 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Garrick Theatre, Guildford Grammar School Chapel and the Midland Railway Workshops.