Swan Land District is one of the land districts of

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, which is located within the South West Division. It covers all of the northern and eastern suburbs of

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, as well as some inner southern areas such as Belmont and

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(but not South Perth) and the area to the north up to the Moore River, including Muchea and Gingin. It is bounded on the north by the Melbourne Land District; on the east by Avon Land District; and on the south by Canning Land District. The Swan district is also famous for wine-growing and is one of Australia's oldest wine growing regions.

Locations

It is subdivided into locations, including: *Location F-M, which extend west in long, narrow strips from the Swan River at Caversham, and were granted in 1829. *Location U-Z, extending northwest in narrow strips from the Swan River at Maylands, also granted in 1829. *Location Au, which covers the inner northern suburbs of Balcatta, Osborne Park and

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. *Location 1315, which extends from northern Hamersley to Lake Goollelal, and west to the coast. *Location 1352, a rural location past the northern suburban limits of Perth. *Location 1370, a vast location extending from Hillarys to north of Yanchep.

References

{{Land districts of Western Australia Land districts of Western Australia