Brentwood is a suburb of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia, located within the

City of Melville The City of Melville is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, east of the port city of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of an ...

and approximately from Perth city centre. The nearest airport is

Perth Airport Perth Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements and falls within the boundaries of ...

( away) and the nearest railway station is Bull Creek ( away).

History

Brentwood was developed as a state housing suburb after World War 2. It is named after Brentwood, an English town near

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which was the birthplace of John Bateman, a pioneer settler in the area.

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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Melville {{PerthAU-geo-stub