Brigadoon is a suburb of
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia. It is in the
City of Swan
The City of Swan is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area of Western Australia, in the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, eastern metropolitan region of Perth. It is named after the Swan River (Western Austral ...
local government area.
It sits on the edge of the
Darling Scarp
The Darling Scarp (), also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia. The escarpment extends generally north of Bindoon, to ...
adjacent to the entrance to the Avon Valley, through which the
Avon River flows. The Bells Rapids is a popular viewing location for the annual
Avon Descent
The Avon Descent is an annual, two-day, white water event along the Avon and Swan Rivers in Western Australia. It includes both paddle craft (kayaks, surf skis) and small motor boats, and runs from Northam to the Perth suburb of Bayswater. I ...
whitewater race.
Brigadoon is bordered by the Avon River /
Swan River and Jumbuck Hill Park to the north-west and
Walyunga National Park
Walyunga National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 35 km northeast of Perth along the Great Northern Highway.
There is also an eponymous locality of the City of Swan, but the boundaries of the national park and the locality are ...
in the north. The area of Brigadoon was originally owned by the wife of
Alan Bond
Alan Bond (22 April 1938 – 5 June 2015) was an English-born Australian businessman noted for his high-profile and often corrupt business dealings. These included his central role in the WA Inc scandals of the 1980s; the biggest corporate co ...
, but is now home to the State Equestrian Centre in the south-west, and features a growing number of large plot housing estates along its eastern border with the rural town district of
Gidgegannup.
References
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Darling Range
Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan
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