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Swan

43,415 residential parcels covering 46.8 km².

Highly restricted land

≈74% of Swan’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Swan ranks #26 of 31 councils in Perth, and #93 of 133 capital city councils nationally.

Highly restricted residential
Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Swan. ABS LGA code 58050. Methodology →

Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.

Where Swan ranks in Perth

Swan ranks #26 of 31 Perth-area councils for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Swan: ≈74% · rank #26 of 31

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

  1. 1. Serpentine-Jarrahdale≈99%
  2. 2. Murray≈99%
  3. ⋯
  4. 24. Belmont≈78%
  5. 25. Victoria Park≈78%
  6. 26. Swan≈74%
  7. 27. Kwinana≈70%
  8. 28. South Perth≈70%
  9. ⋯
  10. 30. Vincent≈52%
  11. 31. Perth≈2%

Low-density

  1. 1. Mundaring≈94%
  2. 2. East Fremantle≈85%
  3. ⋯
  4. 25. Murray≈25%
  5. 26. Victoria Park≈24%
  6. 27. Swan≈23%
  7. 28. Wanneroo≈23%
  8. 29. Serpentine-Jarrahdale≈17%
  9. 30. Vincent≈6%
  10. 31. Perth≈2%

Heritage

  1. 1. Fremantle≈56%
  2. 2. East Fremantle≈31%
  3. ⋯
  4. 10. Mosman Park≈4%
  5. 11. Cambridge≈2%
  6. 12. Swan≈2%
  7. 13. Bassendean≈2%
  8. 14. Bayswater≈1%
  9. ⋯
  10. 30. Cockburn≈0%
  11. 31. Joondalup≈0%

Highly restricted

  1. 1. Serpentine-Jarrahdale≈99%
  2. 2. Murray≈99%
  3. ⋯
  4. 24. Rockingham≈79%
  5. 25. Victoria Park≈78%
  6. 26. Swan≈74%
  7. 27. Kwinana≈73%
  8. 28. South Perth≈70%
  9. ⋯
  10. 30. Vincent≈56%
  11. 31. Perth≈17%

Source: Swan ranked against other Perth-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Suburbs in Swan

21 suburbs sit inside this council.

ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Swan.

  1. Bellevue (WA)≈100%
  2. Bennett Springs≈100%
  3. Caversham≈100%
  4. Ellenbrook≈100%
  5. Guildford (WA)≈100%
  6. Hazelmere≈100%
  7. Henley Brook≈100%
  8. Jane Brook≈100%
  9. Stratton≈100%
  10. Upper Swan≈100%
  11. Middle Swan≈99%
  12. Viveash≈92%
  13. Kiara≈87%
  14. Ballajura≈86%
  15. Midvale≈83%
  16. South Guildford≈80%
  17. Beechboro≈61%
  18. Lockridge≈61%
  19. Midland≈21%
  20. Brabham≈6%
  21. Dayton≈0%
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Perth context

Swan ranks #26 of 31 councils in Perth for highly restricted residential land.

  1. Serpentine-Jarrahdale ≈99%
  2. Murray ≈99%
  3. Claremont ≈98%
  4. East Fremantle ≈98%
  5. Mundaring ≈97%
  6. Fremantle ≈97%
  7. Kalamunda ≈96%
  8. Gosnells ≈96%
  9. Wanneroo ≈96%
  10. Bassendean ≈95%
  11. Cambridge ≈94%
  12. Mosman Park ≈93%
  13. Armadale ≈92%
  14. Cottesloe ≈91%
  15. Stirling ≈91%
  16. Mandurah ≈90%
  17. Melville ≈89%
  18. Joondalup ≈88%
  19. Cockburn ≈87%
  20. Bayswater ≈87%
  21. Nedlands ≈85%
  22. Canning ≈85%
  23. Belmont ≈83%
  24. Rockingham ≈79%
  25. Victoria Park ≈78%
  26. Swan ≈74%
  27. Kwinana ≈73%
  28. South Perth ≈70%
  29. Subiaco ≈62%
  30. Vincent ≈56%
  31. Perth ≈17%
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