Swan View is an eastern suburb of

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, Western Australia. Its

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s are the

City of Swan The City of Swan is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area of Western Australia, in the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, eastern metropolitan region of Perth. It is named after the Swan River (Western Austral ...

and the

Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and had a popul ...

. It is from Perth in the Perth Hills on the edge of the

Darling Scarp The Darling Scarp (), also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to ...

, just to the west of the

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, east of

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and north of the

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. The Brown Park community recreation ground is the location of the long-standing annual Swan View Agricultural Show.

Transport

The

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

of Swan View was the important control point for traffic through and around the Swan View Tunnel until it closed on 13 February 1966. Today, Swan View is served by

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buses from Midland, operated by the Public Transport Authority, while the ''

Avonlink The ''AvonLink'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Midland railway station, Perth, Midland and Northam railway station, Western Australia, Northam. History The consideration of revitalising pa ...

''/''

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'' railway line to Northam and beyond runs along Swan View's western edge.

Bus

* 313 Jane Brook to Midland Station – serves Talbot Road and

Morrison Road Morrison Road is a major road that runs through the suburbs of Woodbridge, Midland, Midvale and Swan View, in the east of Perth, Western Australia. It connects with other major roads and highways including Roe Highway Roe Highway i ...

* 314 Midland Station to Midland Station – Clockwise Circular Route, serves Talbot Road and

* 315 Midland Station to Midland Station – Clockwise Circular Route, serves Myles Road, Friday Corner, Blackadder Road and

* 323 Swan View to Midland Station – serves Talbot Road, Tunnel Road, Viveash Road, Stirling Close, Salisbury Road, Welbourn Road, Beresford Gardens, Amherst Road, Buckingham Road, Marlboro Road and

* 324 Midland Station to Midland Station – Anti-Clockwise Circular Route, serves

and Talbot Road * 325 Midland Station to Midland Station – Anti-Clockwise Circular Route, serves

, Myles Road and Blackadder Road * 327 Swan View Shopping Centre to Midland Station – serves Marlboro Road, Fairfax Road, Blanchard Road, Myles Road and

Geography

Swan View is bounded by the ''Avonlink''/''Prospector'' railway line to the west, the former railway (now part of the

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) to the south,

to the east, and a line east from Blackadder Creek (in part incorporating O'Connor Road and Murchison Drive) to the north. The suburb is almost entirely residential and parkland.2006 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth. At the 2011 census, Swan View had a population of 8,027 people living in 3,349 dwellings. About 15% of the population are of Southern or Eastern European origins.

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References

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External links

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Swan View Community Association

Mundaring and Hills Historical Society website

Swan View
on

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