Explore Upper Swan
The district Upper Swan of in Swan (Western Australia) with it's 616 inhabitants Upper Swan is located in Australia about 1,913 mi west of Canberra, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 69 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 65% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
25°C (78 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Accor Vacation Club Apartments Grand Mercure The Vines
Novotel Swan Valley Vines Resort
Videos from this area
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Avon Descent 2014 - 35 Stand-up Powerboaters??
Helmet Camera footage of the 2014 Avon Descent. This one shows being passed by a Powerboat with both occupants standing up. Info about the Avon Descent: ...
Yahava Makes Aeropress Coffee On An Aeroplane
Grab an Aeropress brewer and recipes here: http://www.yahava.com.au/product.php?id=148 The WA Yahava Coffee Roasters boarded a plane to Singapore to meet up with SG roasting crew in July...
Avon Descent 2014 - 33 Upper Swan Bridge, 1st Powerboats
Helmet Camera footage of the 2014 Avon Descent. This one shows me at Upper Swan with the first of the Powerboats overtaking me. Info about the Avon Descent: ...
Avon/Swan River 2014 - Saturday 24th May; Bells Rapids to Amiens Road 06
Helmet Cam vision from my helmet, while paddling on the Avon/Swan River from Bells Rapids to Amiens Road on Saturday 24th May. Amiens Road is the spot that, on 13th March 1827, Lieutenant ...
Avon/Swan River 2014 - Saturday 24th May; Bells Rapids to Amiens Road 04
Helmet Cam vision from my helmet, while paddling on the Avon/Swan River from Bells Rapids to Amiens Road on Saturday 24th May. Amiens Road is the spot that, on 13th March 1827, Lieutenant ...
Upper Reach Winery & Broads Restaurant
http://www.upperreach.com.au/broads-restaurant Anthony & Annalis Broad run Broads Restaurant @ Upper Reach since 2006. They are experienced chefs, who have worked internationally, been ...
Photo Booth Time Lapse from a Wedding Reception at Brookleigh (Swan Valley) - Perth
http://www.spoiltphotobooths.com.au We covered the wedding of Holly and Daniel at Brookleigh Estate in the Swan Valley. This is a time lapse from the photo booth as well as some video highlights...
Swan Valley - Perth - Harris Organic Vineyard - 90 years of European viticulture findings
At one of the Swan Valley wineries a metal detector was used in an organic vineyard to see what could be found after 90 years of viticulture in the Baskerville area. Harris Organic makes certified...
Avon/Swan River 2014 - Sunday 25th May; Syds to Bells Rapids 01; Bells
Helmet Cam vision from my helmet, while paddling on the Avon/Swan River at Bells Rapids on Sunday 25th May. I started this paddle at Bells, then paddled upstream to Syds Rapids, approx 10km...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Avon River (Western Australia)
The Avon River is a river in Western Australia. It is a tributary of the Swan River totalling 280 kilometres in length, with a catchment area of 125,000 square kilometres.
Upper Swan, Western Australia
Upper Swan is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan local government area. It contains Upper Swan Primary School.
Bandyup Women's Prison
Bandyup Women's Prison is located in the northeastern rural suburb of West Swan, Western Australia. Prior to its construction, the female prisoners were at Fremantle Prison, which was overcrowded and offered women limited opportunities. Prisoners are employed in the textile shop, and traineeships and educational programs are offered.
Greenmount, Western Australia
Greenmount is a locality and a geographical feature in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia, on the edge of the Darling Scarp. It is a vital point in the transport routes from the Swan Coastal Plain into the hinterland of Western Australia.
Brigadoon, Western Australia
Brigadoon is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is in the City of Swan local government area. It sits on the edge of the Darling Scarp adjacent to the entrance to the Avon Valley through which the Avon River flows. The Bells Rapids is a popular viewing location for the annual Avon Descent whitewater race. Brigadoon was originally owned by the wife of Alan Bond. It is now a housing estate. On 3 January 2010, a bushfire threatened homes in the suburb.
Swan Valley (Western Australia)
The Swan Valley is a region in the upper reaches of the Swan River between Guildford and Bells Rapids, Western Australia. It is bordered to the east by the Darling Scarp. Both Ellenbrook and Jane Brook lie within the region and discharge into the Swan River. There are 14 suburbs within the region including Herne Hill, Baskerville, Henley Brook, Caversham, Upper Swan, Brigadoon and Whiteman; It occurs in the City of Swan local government area.
Belhus, Western Australia
Belhus is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is in the City of Swan local government area. It was named after the original English family estate owned by Edmund Barrett-Lennard, one of the pioneers of the Swan Valley table grape industry, in 1897.
Ellenbrook, Western Australia
Ellenbrook is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, about 21 km from Perth's Central business district (CBD), located within the City of Swan. Ellenbrook, and its neighbouring suburbs of The Vines and Aveley, are unusual for Perth in being a significant distance from neighbouring suburbs. Given this relative isolation and the distance from the CBD, Ellenbrook has been designed and developed as a self-sustainable community.
Middle Swan, Western Australia
Middle Swan is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the Swan Valley, and forms part of the City of Swan local government area. The suburb is bisected by the Swan River. The suburb is most notable for its various wineries, including Houghton and Sandalford, but has the Midland Brickworks within its boundaries, as well as an accommodation facility (Swanleigh) for country students attending the Governor Stirling Senior High School and Swan Christian College.
Stratton, Western Australia
Stratton is a mostly residential eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan. Formerly known as Wexcombe, the name Stratton was chosen in 1989 to honour John Peter Stratton, a farmer, businessman and local landowner who was president of the Western Australian Trotting Association from 1930 until 1966.
Jane Brook, Western Australia
Jane Brook is the name of a watercourse and the valley that passes through the Darling Scarp, and which was utilised for the Eastern Railway and subsequently a central part of the John Forrest National Park.
Henley Brook, Western Australia
Henley Brook is an outer rural suburb of Perth, Western Australia, part of the Swan Valley wine region. The Ellen brook and Swan River meet in the northeastern corner of the suburb. This is also the farthest upstream Captain Stirling's 1827 exploration reached before deciding on the settlement site of new colony in 1829. The All Saints Church the oldest church in Western Australia is also at this site.
The Vines, Western Australia
The Vines is a five-star resort, golf club and residential area located in the Swan Valley area of Western Australia. The resort hosted the Heineken Classic for several years and was home to the 2006 and 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournaments.
Herne Hill, Western Australia
Herne Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan local government area. The area holds several wineries that make the Swan Valley popular for its wine production.
Millendon, Western Australia
Millendon is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Swan local government area. The area has several wineries that make the Swan Valley popular for its wine production.
Baskerville, Western Australia
Baskerville is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the Swan Valley region, 31 km from Perth's central business district via Midland and Great Northern Highway. Nearly all of it is under cultivation with viticulture being the main economic activity, and several well-established Swan Valley wineries are based here. Its Local Government Area is the City of Swan.
Red Hill, Western Australia
Red Hill is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It has Toodyay Road pass through it on the way up the Darling Scarp. It is in the City of Swan local government area. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 98. Its most notable feature is a regional landfill, Red Hill Waste Management Facility (managed by the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council).
West Swan, Western Australia
West Swan is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan local government area. It lies west of the Swan River, and east of the former Caversham Motor Racing Circuit. The suburb is traversed by the West Swan Road, one of the main routes in the Swan Valley winery area. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb had a population of 1,212. Bandyup Women's Prison is located on the northern side of Roe Highway, and on the southern side of the Swan River in West Swan.
Perth County, Western Australia
The County of Perth was one of the 26 counties of Western Australia that were designated in 1829. It contained the city of Perth, with its south-eastern corner near Mount Dale. It was part of the Lands administrative divisions of Western Australia. Today, land titles in the area are associated with the Swan, Canning or Cockburn Sound land districts.
Swan Valley Anglican Community School
Swan Valley Anglican Community School is a private school located in Perth, Western Australia. The school opened in 2006 on a Greenfields site at Aveley near Ellenbrook in Perth's Swan Valley and currently caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 12.
Aveley, Western Australia
Aveley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, east of Ellenbrook and south of The Vines. It is bordered by Gnangara Road and Lake Yakine on the south, a small part of West Swan Road and the Ellen Brook and Chateau Place on the east, bushland on the north, and Henley Brook Drive on the west. It is accessible by The Promenade/Millhouse Road on the west, Millhouse Road on the east, and Gnangara Road on the south.
Brockman River
Brockman River is a river in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It rises north of Bindoon Hill and then flows in a southerly direction. The river crosses the Great Northern Highway near the Bindoon-Moora Road turnoff and flows parallel with the highway as it continues southward. Passing the town of Bindoon and through Lake Needoonga and Lake Chittering the river crosses the highway as it veers eastward.
Dayton, Western Australia
Dayton is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan. It was gazetted in May 2011, and was named after Walter Warner Day, a pioneer of both the cattle and wine-growing industries in the City of Swan. The suburb is part of the City of Swan’s Urban Growth Corridor and is bounded by Lord Street, Harrow Street, Malvern Street, Reid Highway and the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline. The suburb is located in the Swan Valley Ward of the City of Swan.
Brabham, Western Australia
Brabham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Swan. Formerly part of the suburb of Henley Brook, it was gazetted in May 2011, and was named after Australian motor racing personality Sir Jack Brabham. The suburb is part of the City of Swan’s Urban Growth Corridor and is bordered by Park Street in the north, Murray Street in the east, Harrow Street in the south and Lord Street in the west. It is located in the Swan Valley Ward of the City of Swan.
Ellenbrook Christian College
Ellenbrook Christian College is a Christian non-denomination, co-educational school catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Commencing in 2001, the College has been built in the developing subdivision of Ellenbrook on the outskirts of the Perth. The College is a member of the Swan Christian Education Association Inc.