Current profile for the electoral division of Swan
| Name: | Swan |
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| State: | Western Australia |
| Contact details: | Contact the Swan Divisional Office |
| Name derivation: | Named after the Swan River which was discovered and named by the Dutch explorer, Willem de Vlamingh in 1697, after the famous black swans of the area. |
| Area and Location description: | Swan covers an area of approximately 126 sq km bordered by the Swan River in the north and west, the Canning River and High Road in the south, and the Roe Highway and Perth Airport in the east. Suburbs include Ascot, Beckenham, Belmont, Bentley, Burswood, Cannington, Carlisle, Cloverdale, Como, East Cannington, East Victoria Park, Ferndale, Karawara, Kensington, Kewdale, Langford, Lathlain, Lynward, Manning, Queens Park, Redcliffe, Rivervale, Salter Point, St James, South Perth, Victoria Park, Waterford, Welshpool and Wilson. The traditional owners of the land are the Noongar people. |
| Map of Division: | Map of the Commonwealth Electoral Division of Swan [PDF 120KB] |
| Products/industries of the area: | Light industry, commercial and retail trade, transport including trucking, railway marshalling yards and Perth international and domestic airport terminals, education including Curtin University of Technology, and sport and tourism including Burswood Entertainment Complex. |
| First proclaimed/election: | 1901 |
| Status: | Current |
| Demographic rating: | Inner Metropolitan |
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Further information:
- 2007 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Swan
- 2007 Divisional Profile
- 2007 Map of Division
- 2004 Federal Election - House of Representatives results for Swan
- 2004 Divisional Profile
- 2004 Map of Division
For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status .
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