:Swanbourne, Western Australia

File:Welcome sign of Swanbourne Beach in Swanbourne, Western Australia..JPG

Swanbourne was initially called Osborne,{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58042337 |title=SWANBOURNE |newspaper=Sunday Times (Perth) |issue=1211 |location=Western Australia |date=20 March 1921 |access-date=12 January 2018 |page=1 (Second Section) |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38867113 |title=SWANBOURNE LATE OSBORNE |newspaper=Western Mail |volume=XXXVI |issue=1,869 |location=Western Australia |date=20 October 1921 |access-date=12 January 2018 |page=38 |via=National Library of Australia}} and was renamed in 1921. The renaming was done in order for the suburb to not be confused with Osborne Park, another suburb in Perth, and after an individual died following an ambulance being sent to the wrong location.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83098904 |title=What's it's like from the air |newspaper=The Daily News |volume=LXVII |issue=23,192 |location=Western Australia |date=11 August 1949 |access-date=12 January 2018 |page=21 (HOME) |via=National Library of Australia}}

Swanbourne was named for Swanbourne House, in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, the family seat of Thomas Fremantle, a prominent Conservative politician, and his brother, Charles Fremantle, for whom the city of Fremantle was named.

Swanbourne is bounded by the Swanbourne Rifle Range and Cottesloe Golf Club to the north, Lake Claremont and Stirling Road to the east, the Fremantle railway line and North Street to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the west.

At the 2016 Australian census, Swanbourne had a population of 4,059 people. 69.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth was England at 7.5%. 87.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were "no religion" 37.4%, Anglican 20.9% and Catholic 19.1%.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC51410 |name=Swanbourne|quick=on|accessdate=4 March 2018}}

There were 1,320 occupied private dwellings in Swanbourne. 78.7% of these were separate houses and 13.0% were semi-detached. Swanbourne is a high income suburb with a median family income of $3,564, compared to $1,910 for Western Australia and $1,734 for Australia. 8.8% of employed residents worked in defence.

Swanbourne has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), similar to the rest of the Perth metropolitan region. In contrast to Perth, it is slightly more humid and cooler in the summer, due to the sea breezes, which can be quite strong in the afternoon, with an average 3 pm wind speed of {{cvt|27.7|km/h}}.

{{Weather box

|location = Swanbourne

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 44.3

|Feb record high C = 43.0

|Mar record high C = 42.8

|Apr record high C = 37.3

|May record high C = 31.5

|Jun record high C = 26.2

|Jul record high C = 25.9

|Aug record high C = 30.2

|Sep record high C = 34.7

|Oct record high C = 37.1

|Nov record high C = 41.1

|Dec record high C = 43.7

|Jan avg record high C = 39.5

|Feb avg record high C = 39.6

|Mar avg record high C = 38.2

|Apr avg record high C = 33.2

|May avg record high C = 27.9

|Jun avg record high C = 23.9

|Jul avg record high C = 22.5

|Aug avg record high C = 23.7

|Sep avg record high C = 26.5

|Oct avg record high C = 31.8

|Nov avg record high C = 35.8

|Dec avg record high C = 38.3

|year avg record high C = 41.2

|Jan high C = 29.7

|Feb high C = 30.4

|Mar high C = 28.8

|Apr high C = 25.3

|May high C = 22.2

|Jun high C = 19.5

|Jul high C = 18.4

|Aug high C = 18.9

|Sep high C = 19.9

|Oct high C = 22.3

|Nov high C = 25.4

|Dec high C = 27.9

|year high C = 24.1

|Jan low C = 18.2

|Feb low C = 18.7

|Mar low C = 17.5

|Apr low C = 15.3

|May low C = 12.5

|Jun low C = 10.7

|Jul low C = 9.7

|Aug low C = 10.1

|Sep low C = 11.0

|Oct low C = 12.5

|Nov low C = 14.8

|Dec low C = 16.6

|year low C = 14.0

|Jan avg record low C = 12.8

|Feb avg record low C = 13.4

|Mar avg record low C = 11.4

|Apr avg record low C = 9.8

|May avg record low C = 7.2

|Jun avg record low C = 5.7

|Jul avg record low C = 4.7

|Aug avg record low C = 5.2

|Sep avg record low C = 5.9

|Oct avg record low C = 7.3

|Nov avg record low C = 9.8

|Dec avg record low C = 11.4

|year avg record low C = 4.0

|Jan record low C = 9.9

|Feb record low C = 11.0

|Mar record low C = 7.5

|Apr record low C = 7.5

|May record low C = 4.8

|Jun record low C = 2.9

|Jul record low C = 2.4

|Aug record low C = 3.1

|Sep record low C = 3.1

|Oct record low C = 5.0

|Nov record low C = 7.1

|Dec record low C = 5.7

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 19.5

|Feb rain mm = 12.1

|Mar rain mm = 20.8

|Apr rain mm = 38.3

|May rain mm = 87.6

|Jun rain mm = 126.2

|Jul rain mm = 149.8

|Aug rain mm = 119.2

|Sep rain mm = 79.0

|Oct rain mm = 41.9

|Nov rain mm = 22.2

|Dec rain mm = 11.1

|year rain mm = 728.2

|Jan precipitation days = 2.7

|Feb precipitation days = 2.1

|Mar precipitation days = 3.9

|Apr precipitation days = 7.4

|May precipitation days = 11.8

|Jun precipitation days = 16.6

|Jul precipitation days = 18.3

|Aug precipitation days = 17.3

|Sep precipitation days = 15.1

|Oct precipitation days = 8.9

|Nov precipitation days = 5.3

|Dec precipitation days = 3.5

|year precipitation days = 112.9

|humidity colour = green

|time day = 15:00

|Jan afthumidity = 55

|Feb afthumidity = 54

|Mar afthumidity = 52

|Apr afthumidity = 57

|May afthumidity = 59

|Jun afthumidity = 62

|Jul afthumidity = 63

|Aug afthumidity = 63

|Sep afthumidity = 62

|Oct afthumidity = 59

|Nov afthumidity = 58

|Dec afthumidity = 54

|year humidity = 58

|source = Bureau of Meteorology{{cite web |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations – Swanbourne |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_009215_All.shtml |website=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=16 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Monthly highest temperature – Swanbourne |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=40&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=009215 |website=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=16 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Monthly lowest temperature – Swanbourne |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=43&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=009215 |website=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=16 July 2020}}
Temperatures and rain data: 1993–2020; Relative humidity: 1993–2010

|date = July 2020

}}

Swanbourne includes the 18-hole Cottesloe Golf Club and Swanbourne Beach. Swanbourne is also well known for having one of the only two official nudist beaches (free beaches) in the Perth metropolitan region.[https://www.weekendnotes.com/the-3-best-nude-beaches-near-perth/ The 3 best nude beaches near Perth] The beach, situated on army land and thus not subject to local council authority, is immediately north of the officially named Swanbourne Beach.{{Cite web | title = The 3 Best Nude Beaches Near Perth | last = Goedecke | first = Sean | work = weekendnotes.com | date = 10 March 2012 | access-date = 2016-05-24 | url = http://www.weekendnotes.com/the-3-best-nude-beaches-near-perth/ }} Allen Park contains a number of sporting facilities, including tennis courts, a football/cricket pitch and a rugby pitch. Also at Allen Park is the relocated Tom Collins House. Tom Collins was a noted Australian author. A veterinary practice in Devon road was originally started by Thomas William Hogarth.

Scotch College, a major independent school for boys, is the suburb's largest employer after the Army.

The Australian Special Air Service Regiment is based at Campbell Barracks within the suburb, which occupies the coastline north of Cottesloe and south of City Beach.

Swanbourne is served by Swanbourne railway station and by various bus routes that pass through Swanbourne. All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority.

• {{legend2|#00337B}} 27 Claremont Station to East Perth – serves Stirling Road, Shenton Road, Servetus Street, Narla Road and Alfred Road{{Cite Transperth bus|27}}
• {{legend2|#00337B}} 28 Claremont Station to Perth Busport – serves Stirling Road{{Cite Transperth bus|28}}
• {{legend2|#00337B}} 102 Claremont Station to Cottesloe Station – serves Stirling Road, Shenton Road, Servetus Street and North Street{{Cite Transperth bus|102}}

• {{legend2|#00337B}} Fremantle Line
• Swanbourne Station

Swanbourne is part of the federal division of Curtin. The federal seat is held by the centre-right Liberal Party. It has been regarded as a safe seat and has been continually retained by the Liberal Party, with the exception of former Liberal member Allan Rocher as an Independent politician between 1996 and 1998; and more recently, in 2022 with the election of the independent Kate Chaney. This reflected a broader shift of ‘blue ribbon’ Liberal electorates selecting moderate, so called ‘teal’ candidates over the incumbent Liberal members due to disenfranchisement over the party’s environmental policies, gender issues within the party, as well as the strong support for the state’s Labour government. Within the parliament of Western Australia, the suburb falls within the state electoral district of Cottesloe, which is still held by the Liberal Party.

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