Shire of Swan
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City of Swan Western Australia |
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| Population | 132,082 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 126.52/km2 (327.67/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,044 km2 (403.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Mick Wainwright | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Midland | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth, Swan Valley | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bassendean, Midland, Swan Hills, West Swan, Mirrabooka | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Perth, Cowan, Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Swan | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in Perth's eastern metropolitan region and includes the Swan Valley, centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth Central Business District (CBD). The City covers an area of 1,044 km² (much of which is uninhabited) and has a population of about 132,000. At the 2001 census, 10% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, while significant Southern European and South-East Asian minorities are also located here.
The City of Swan began as three entities:
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.
The City of Swan is divided into 7 wards, most of which have three Councillors:
The populations of the City of Swan's antecedents were:
The post-1970 populations of the combined Shire/City of Swan were:
Coordinates: 31°53′42″S 115°59′35″E / 31.895°S 115.993°E
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