City of Swan
City of Swan | |||||||||||||
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The City of Swan within the Perth Metropolitan Area | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of City of Swan | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth, Swan Valley | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Midland | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Tanya Richardson | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1,042 km2 (402 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 152,974 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Swan | ||||||||||||
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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 km2, 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.