Swan River
Swan River is a river in City of Swan, Western Australia. Swan River is situated nearby to the suburb Middle Swan, as well as near the locality Oakover.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bandyup Women’s Prison and St Mary’s Church, Middle Swan.
Bandyup Women’s Prison
Prison
Bandyup Women's Prison is located in the northeastern rural Perth suburb of West Swan, Western Australia. Prior to its construction, the female prisoners were at Fremantle Prison, which was overcrowded and offered women limited opportunities.
St Mary’s Church, Middle Swan
Church
Photo: Moondyne, Public domain.
St Mary's Church is an Anglican church on Yule Avenue in the suburb of Middle Swan, Western Australia. St Mary's was built in 1868 on the site of an earlier church which had been built there in 1838.
Midland Courthouse
Public building
Photo: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midland Courthouse is a public building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swan Valley and Midland.
Swan Valley
The Swan Valley is an area that is in the northeast part of metropolitan Perth. It is defined by the Swan River which passes through it, and the Darling Scarp which lies on its eastern boundary.
Midland
Suburb
Photo: Mitch Ames, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Midland is a suburb and historic town of Perth, Western Australia, located 15 km northeast of Perth's central business district. It is the administrative seat and commercial centre of the City of Swan local government area.
Caversham
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caversham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan. It contains many wineries as part of the Swan Valley wine region. It is the location of brick and tile manufacturers, with Brisbane & Wunderlich establishing a tile manufacturing factory in 1953.
Swan River
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: City of Swan, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-31.8598° or 31° 51′ 35″ southLongitude
116.0023° or 116° 0′ 8″ eastOpen location code
4PWR42R2+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 139515117OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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