Brentwood is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

of Perth,

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, located within the

City of Melville The City of Melville is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in the southern List of Perth suburbs, suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, east of the port city of Fremantle and about south of ...

and approximately from the

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. The nearest airport is

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

History

Brentwood was developed as a state housing suburb after

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. It is named after Brentwood, an English town near London which was the birthplace of John Bateman, a pioneer settler in the area.

Transport

Bus

* 500 Bull Creek Station to

Booragoon Bus Station Booragoon bus station is a Transperth bus station located next to the Westfield Booragoon shopping centre in Booragoon, Western Australia Booragoon is a southern list of Perth suburbs, suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the ...

– serves Moolyeen Road, Adamson Road and Bateman Road Bus routes serving

Leach Highway Leach Highway is a east-west arterial highway in the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, primarily linking Kewdale, Western Australia, Kewdale and Perth Airport with the city of Fremantle. It is allocated State Route 7 and is a dual ...

: * 178 Bull Creek Station to

Elizabeth Quay Bus Station Elizabeth Quay bus station, formerly the Esplanade Busport, is a Transperth bus station, located at the southern edge of the Perth (suburb), Perth CBD in Western Australia, next to the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and Elizabeth Quay rail ...

* 179 Bull Creek Station to

* 502 Bull Creek Station to Fremantle Station * 503 Bull Creek Station to Murdoch Station * 504 Bull Creek Station to Murdoch Station * 505 Bull Creek Station to Murdoch Station * 508 Bull Creek Station to Cannington Station * 509 Bull Creek Station to Cannington Station * 915 Bull Creek Station to Fremantle Station (high frequency)

References

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