City of Swan

City of Swan
Western Australia
Population 132,082 (2015 est)[1]
 • 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
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 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.[2] 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.

History

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.[3]

On 1 July 2016 the portion of Noranda north of Widgee Road was tranferred to the City of Bayswater.[4]

Wards

The City of Swan is divided into 7 wards, most of which have three Councillors:

Suburbs

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

References

  1. "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. http://forecast.id.com.au/swan/about-forecast-areas
  3. WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
  4. Pascual Juanola, Marta (31 March 2016). "Noranda joins Baysy". The Perth Voice. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 31°53′42″S 115°59′35″E / 31.895°S 115.993°E / -31.895; 115.993

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