Brabham is a suburb located about north-east of Perth's central business district. The suburb is located in the

City of Swan The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business d ...

just south of Henley Brook, formerly being a part of that suburb before it was gazetted in May 2011. The suburb was named after Australian motor racing personality Sir

Jack Brabham Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in , , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name. Brabham was a R ...

who competed in the

1962 Australian Grand Prix The 1962 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula Libre cars, held at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia, Australia on 18 November 1962. It was the twenty seventh Australian Grand Prix and the sixth and final race in the 1962 ...

, held at the nearby

Caversham Airfield Caversham Airfield, also known as Middle Swan Airfield was an airfield constructed at Caversham, Western Australia during World War II as a parent aerodrome for use by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the United States Navy. The airfield had ...

. The suburb is part of the City of Swan's urban growth corridor and is bordered by Park Street to the north, Murray Street to the east, Harrow Street to the south and Drumpellier Drive and Isoondon Street to the west. It is located in the Whiteman Ward of the City of Swan.

Caversham Airfield

was constructed by the US military to be used as a base for bomber aircraft during the later stages of World War II. Following the war, the strip was no longer required for aircraft and so it was converted into a racing track, hosting the Australian Grand Prix twice, in 1957 and 1962. In 1969, all WA circuit racing was moved to the newly opened Wanneroo Park Raceway and so the federal government developed the facility into a radio communications hub. The airfield will soon be the site of future housing development by DevelopmentWA in partnership with developer Peet.

City of Swan - Whiteman Ward

As part of the 2017 City of Swan Boundary review the suburb of Brabham was relocated from the Swan Valley/Gidgegannup Ward into the renamed Whiteman Ward (formerly known as the Ballajura Ward). The current councillors for the area are: * Bryce Parry * Mel Congerton * John McNamara

Development

Development of the suburb commenced in 2011 at the Whiteman Edge estate by Stockland. Other estates include: *Whiteman Edge by

Stockland Stockland Corporation Limited is a diversified Australian property development company. It has business in shopping centres, housing estates, industrial estates and retirement villages. History Stockland was founded in 1952 by Albert Scheinb ...

*Ariella Private Estate by Cedar Woods *Avonlee Private Estare by TerraNovis *Flamewood Private Estate by Parcel Property *Brabham by Peet. The Brabham town centre located on Everglades Avenue is newly established and features a Coles supermarket, 12 speciality retailers, a medical centre and childcare facilities but future development is to be expected.

Education facilities

Brabham has access to a wide range of primary and secondary schools, both public and private. Primary schools include: *Brabham Primary School *Ellenbrook Independent Primary School *St Helena’s Catholic Primary School *Caversham Primary School Secondary schools include: *

Ellenbrook Secondary College Ellenbrook Secondary College (abbreviated as ESC) is an Independent public co-educational high day school, located in the Perth suburb of Ellenbrook. Overview Ellenbrook Secondary College was established in 2007 in the fast growing suburb of E ...

Swan Valley Anglican Community School Swan Valley Anglican Community School is a co-educational, prekindergarten to Year 12, day school located in Perth, Western Australia. The school, located in Perth's north-eastern suburb of Aveley, in the Swan Valley, was opened in 2006. The s ...

* Ellenbrook Christian College

References

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