West Swan

West Swan is a suburb of , Western Australia, located in the local government area. It lies west of the , and east of the former Caversham Motor Racing Circuit.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 893 residents
  • Description: suburb of Perth, Western Australia
  • Also known as: “West Swan, Western Australia” and “West Swan, Western Australia, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bandyup Women’s Prison and St Mary’s Church, Middle Swan.

Prison
Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY 3.0.
Bandyup Women's Prison is located in the northeastern rural suburb of West Swan, . Prior to its construction, the female prisoners were at , which was overcrowded and offered women limited opportunities.

Church
Photo: Moondyne, Public domain.
St Mary's Church is an Anglican church on Yule Avenue in the suburb of , . St Mary's was built in 1868 on the site of an earlier church which had been built there in 1838.

Railway station
Photo: Steelkamp, CC0.
is a suburban railway station on the Ellenbrook line in , Western Australia. The station is located on the western side of Drumpellier Drive in , and serves the surrounding suburbs of , , and West Swan, as well as the nature reserve and tourism destination of . is situated 2½ km northwest of West Swan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swan Valley and Dayton.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
The is an area that is in the northeast part of metropolitan . It is defined by the Swan River which passes through it, and the Darling Scarp which lies on its eastern boundary.

Suburb
is a suburb of , Western Australia, located in the . It was gazetted in May 2011, and was named after Walter Warner Day, a pioneer of both the cattle and wine-growing industries in the City of Swan.

Suburb
Photo: Nestek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb located about 21 km north-east of Perth's central business district. The suburb is located in the just south of , formerly being a part of that suburb before it was gazetted in May 2011.

West Swan

Latitude
-31.84561° or 31° 50′ 44″ south
Longitude
115.98859° or 115° 59′ 19″ east
Population
893
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AU SWN
Open location code
4PWQ5X3Q+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4928895675
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8349113
Wiki­data ID
Q7986620
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“West Swan” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

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