City of Swan
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| City of Swan Western Australia |
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| Population: | 93,279 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1043 km² (402.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Charlie Gregorini OAM JP | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Midland | ||||||||||||
| Region: | NE metropolitan Perth, Swan Valley | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Ballajura, Bassendean, Midland, Swan Hills | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Perth, Cowan, Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||||
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The City of Swan is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It is located in Perth's north-eastern metropolitan region and the Swan Valley, centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth Central business district (CBD). The City covers an area of 1,043 km² (much of which is uninhabited) and has a population of about 93,000. 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.
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[edit] History
The City of Swan began as three entities:
- Guildford Municipal Council was gazetted in 1871.
- Helena Vale Municipal Council was gazetted in 1895, and became Midland Junction Municipal Council in 1901.
- Swan Road Board was gazetted in 1871.
On 1 July 1961, the Guildford and Swan areas merged into the Shire of Swan-Guildford, while Midland became the Town of Midland. They united on 1 April 1970 as the Shire of Swan, and exactly thirty years later, on 1 April 2000, became the City of Swan.[1]
[edit] Wards
The City of Swan is divided into 8 wards, most of which have only one councillor:
- Altone Ward (3 councillors)
- Ballajura Ward (3 councillors)
- Midland Ward (3 councillors)
- Ellenbrook
- Swan Valley Gidgegannup (2 Councillors)
- Guildford
- North Ward
[edit] Suburbs
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
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