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 km (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 was formed on 20 February 1970 as the Shire of Swan with the amalgamation of the Shire of Swan-Guildford and the Town of Midland. It assumed its current name when it 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	Map
Aveley	13,998 (SAL 2021)	6.1 km (2.4 sq mi)
Ballajura	18,459 (SAL 2021)	8.9 km (3.4 sq mi)
Baskerville	302 (SAL 2021)	7.7 km (3.0 sq mi)
Beechboro	9,112 (SAL 2021)	4.9 km (1.9 sq mi)
Belhus	264 (SAL 2021)	4 km (1.5 sq mi)
Bellevue	1,514 (SAL 2021)	3 km (1.2 sq mi)
Bennett Springs	5,929 (SAL 2021)	4.4 km (1.7 sq mi)
Brabham	8,665 (SAL 2021)	6.5 km (2.5 sq mi)
Brigadoon	1,025 (SAL 2021)	20 km (7.7 sq mi)
Bullsbrook	5,605 (SAL 2021)	253.8 km (98.0 sq mi)
Bushmead	677 (SAL 2021)	3.2 km (1.2 sq mi)
Caversham	7,419 (SAL 2021)	11.6 km (4.5 sq mi)
Cullacabardee	45 (SAL 2021)	14.8 km (5.7 sq mi)
Dayton	5,507 (SAL 2021)	2.8 km (1.1 sq mi)
Ellenbrook	24,668 (SAL 2021)	13.1 km (5.1 sq mi)
Gidgegannup	2,818 (SAL 2021)	303.7 km (117.3 sq mi)
Guildford	2,040 (SAL 2021)	3.2 km (1.2 sq mi)
Hazelmere	935 (SAL 2021)	7.3 km (2.8 sq mi)
Henley Brook	2,500 (SAL 2021)	7.3 km (2.8 sq mi)
Herne Hill	1,542 (SAL 2021)	17.1 km (6.6 sq mi)
Jane Brook	3,670 (SAL 2021)	5.3 km (2.0 sq mi)
Kiara	1,776 (SAL 2021)	1.4 km (0.54 sq mi)
Koongamia	985 (SAL 2021)	0.6 km (0.23 sq mi)
Lexia	30 (SAL 2021)	25.8 km (10.0 sq mi)
Lockridge	3,322 (SAL 2021)	1.4 km (0.54 sq mi)
Malaga	25 (SAL 2021)	6.6 km (2.5 sq mi)
Melaleuca	0 (SAL 2016)	78.8 km (30.4 sq mi)
Middle Swan	2,852 (SAL 2021)	12.8 km (4.9 sq mi)
Midland	6,335 (SAL 2021)	4.4 km (1.7 sq mi)
Midvale	2,283 (SAL 2021)	2.9 km (1.1 sq mi)
Millendon	490 (SAL 2021)	6.9 km (2.7 sq mi)
Perth Airport *	25 (SAL 2021)	19.2 km (7.4 sq mi)
Red Hill	85 (SAL 2021)	15.7 km (6.1 sq mi)
South Guildford	3,781 (SAL 2021)	5.8 km (2.2 sq mi)
Stratton	3,267 (SAL 2021)	2.3 km (0.89 sq mi)
Swan View	7,889 (SAL 2021)	7.5 km (2.9 sq mi)
The Vines	5,848 (SAL 2021)	6.6 km (2.5 sq mi)
Upper Swan	549 (SAL 2021)	19.8 km (7.6 sq mi)
Viveash	1,280 (SAL 2021)	2.1 km (0.81 sq mi)
West Swan	786 (SAL 2021)	6.6 km (2.5 sq mi)
Whiteman	10 (SAL 2021)	27.7 km (10.7 sq mi)
Woodbridge	1,207 (SAL 2021)	1.4 km (0.54 sq mi)

( * indicates suburb partially located within City)

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

Population of the unified City of Swan

Historical population

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%

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.