City of Swan Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 152,974 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,042 km2 (402.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Tanya Richardson[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Midland | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth, Swan Valley | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bassendean, Midland, Swan Hills, West Swan, Mirrabooka | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Swan, Cowan, Durack, Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Swan | ||||||||||||||
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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 km2 (which is 19.4% of the Perth Metro area) and had an estimated population of 155,653 in 2020.[3]
32.7% of the City of Swan population was born overseas, compared with 36.1% for Greater Perth.[4]
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.[4]