Bullsbrook, Western Australia
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Bullsbrook is a suburb of Perth
, Western Australia
in the outer metropolitan area. It is located with the City of Swan. The original Bullsbrook townsite is located slightly west of the current town, on the 17 km mark of the Midland Railway. Bullsbrook is also the home to the RAAF Pearce
airbase, a major training facility for the Royal Australian Air Force
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Regarding the origin of the name, the Western Australian Department of Land Information states:
Bullsbrook has a number of property development projects. Directly adjoining the Pearce Air Base is a new development soon to be released called Bullsbrook Commercial Centre. This development is being managed by Tuart Properties , local project managers also developing a number of projects in the region. Bullsbrook Commercial Centre will comprise 42 lots ranging in size from 1,000 m² to 3,000 m² capable of a range of commercial and light industrial uses.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
in the outer metropolitan area. It is located with the City of Swan. The original Bullsbrook townsite is located slightly west of the current town, on the 17 km mark of the Midland Railway. Bullsbrook is also the home to the RAAF Pearce
RAAF Base Pearce
RAAF Base Pearce is the main RAAF base in Western Australia. The base is located in Bullsbrook, north of Perth. It is used for training by the Royal Australian Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force...
airbase, a major training facility for the Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
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Regarding the origin of the name, the Western Australian Department of Land Information states:
- ...the name originates from the railway station, established during the construction of the Midland RailwayMidland Railway of Western AustraliaThe Midland Railway of Western Australia was a privately built and operated railway in Western Australia, operated by the British-owned Midland Railway Company of Western Australia...
in the 1890s and named after an adjacent watercourse, Bull's Brook. The watercourse may have been named after Lt Henry BullHenry BullLieutenant Henry Bull was an early settler in the Swan River Colony.He entered the Royal Navy in December 1813, and served in the West Indies and South America. He retired as a Lieutenant in 1829, and the following year he arrived in Western Australia...
who was granted Swan LocationSwan Land DistrictSwan Land District is one of the land districts of Western Australia, which is located within the South West Division. It covers all of the northern and eastern suburbs of Perth, as well as some inner southern areas such as Belmont and Applecross and the area to the north up to the Moore River,...
1 about 8km south on 15 May 1831. Another possibility is that the watercourse was named after Richard ("Bull") Jones, one of Henry Bull's servants, who resided in the region for many years.
Bullsbrook has a number of property development projects. Directly adjoining the Pearce Air Base is a new development soon to be released called Bullsbrook Commercial Centre. This development is being managed by Tuart Properties , local project managers also developing a number of projects in the region. Bullsbrook Commercial Centre will comprise 42 lots ranging in size from 1,000 m² to 3,000 m² capable of a range of commercial and light industrial uses.