Burradoo
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Burradoo is a village south of Bowral
Bowral, New South Wales
-Attractions:Bowral is perhaps the best known of the towns and villages of the Southern Highlands, and in recent years has become the commercial centre of the Wingecarribee Shire. Bowral is known for its boutiques, antique stores, gourmet restaurants, and rich coffee culture.Bowral is home to the...

, in the Southern Highlands
Southern Highlands, New South Wales
The Southern Highlands, also locally referred to as the Highlands, is a geographical region and district in New South Wales, Australia and is 110 km south-west of Sydney. The entire region is under the local government area of the Wingecarribee Shire...

 of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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, in Wingecarribee Shire. In 2006, Burradoo had a population of 2,073 people. The village is colloquially known as Burradoo, actually.

The village is one of the most expensive area in the Southern Highlands (the other being the residential area located on Mount Gibraltar
Mount Gibraltar
Mount Gibraltar is a small mountain between Bowral and Mittagong in New South Wales, Australia-Facts and Figures:The mountain is locally known as 'The Gib', and is in the form of a ridge, rather than an obvious conical peak. The western extremity of the ridge is commonly pointed out as the mountain...

) with the average property value of the area being $1.01 million in 2009. This is because Burradoo is home to many historic manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...

s and large modern architectural homes on large properties.

Burradoo comes from the Aboriginal phrase many brigalow trees.

Schools

Burradoo is host to two private High Schools:
  • Oxley College
  • Chevalier College
    Chevalier College
    Chevalier College is a Catholic co-educational school in Bowral, New South Wales conducted by the priests and brothers of the international religious order, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart...

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