Upper Swan
Upper Swan lies on Great Northern Highway in the northern Swan Valley, near the upper reaches of the Swan River, in the City of Swan. It is mostly rural and special rural land, with the Clementine estate now adding a new residential area.
The housing
The 2021 Census counted 226 private dwellings in Upper Swan, and all of the occupied ones were separate houses. Most land is zoned general rural or special rural, which does not allow smaller lots, and Clementine is the exception. The City’s local area plan describes Clementine as 138 hectares with 1,695 dwellings planned, and construction began in 2020. Older houses include Federation-era timber weatherboard cottages such as the one at 156 Copley Road, which is on the City’s heritage inventory.
Shops and cafes
There is no shopping centre in Upper Swan. The City’s local area plan lists the roadhouses and service stations along Great Northern Highway, including Ginger’s Roadhouse, as the local services. Ellenbrook Central, next to Ellenbrook Station, is the nearest large shopping centre, and Clementine’s masterplan includes a future village centre.
Parks and open space
The City’s local area plan names Almeria Park and Pullman Park as local reserves that residents want upgraded. Across the Swan River, Bells Rapids Park on Cathedral Avenue in Brigadoon has the 2.5 km River Walk and the 3 km Goat Walk and a footbridge over the rapids used to watch the Avon Descent. Walyunga National Park covers about 1,800 hectares to the north-east.
Getting around
Great Northern Highway is the main road to Perth. Transperth bus 310 runs along it between Midland Station and Ellenbrook Station, stopping at Great Northern Highway and Copley Road, with some trips running via Upper Swan Primary School. Ellenbrook Station, opened on 8 December 2024, is about 30 minutes from the Perth CBD by train. The City’s local area plan notes that the Tonkin Highway extension, finished in 2022, added 14 km of road.
Education
Upper Swan Primary School at 1204 Great Northern Highway teaches Kindergarten to Year 6 and has run without a break since 1905. Secondary students go to schools outside the suburb, such as Aveley Secondary College for Years 7 to 12.
What is coming
The City of Swan’s Upper Swan local area plan, dated December 2023, says a primary school is planned for the Clementine estate, which would be the first school in that part of the area. The plan does not give an opening date for the school.
The history of Upper Swan
How Upper Swan got its name and how it grew: read our Upper Swan history.
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