Bullsbrook (formerly Bullsbrook East) is a northern suburb of

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, Western Australia in the outer metropolitan area. It is located in the

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. The original Bullsbrook townsite is located slightly west of the current town, on the 17 kiometres mark of the Midland Railway. Bullsbrook is also home to the RAAF Pearce airbase, a major training facility for the

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. The suburb is situated on the Great Northern Highway, 25 kilometres north of the Midland Strategic Regional Centre. It is well serviced by several major transport networks including the

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, Railway Parade and the Brand Highway to the north, Chittering Road to the east and

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and Neaves Road to the west. Bullsbrook is also adjacent to the State rail network, providing an opportunity for the development of an

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hub. The site is further strengthened by linkage to the planned Perth-Darwin National Highway via Stock Road. Although traditionally a predominantly rural suburb, the release in 2008 of the Bullsbrook Commercial Centre offers great scope for expansion in the commercial and light industrial land use capability of Bullsbrook. In addition, the City of Swan is awaiting the State's approval of the draft Bullsbrook Townsite and Rural Strategy which would see further industrial, commercial and residential growth in Bullsbrook.

History

Settlement of the area dates from the 1890s, following the construction of the Midland railway line and military land use commenced from 1935. The most significant development occurred from the 1970s, with further population growth in the early 1990s. Regarding the origin of the name, the Western Australian Department of Land Information states: In September 2022, the construction of Western Australia’s quarantine centre near the RAAF Base Pearce was completed. The centre cost about $400 million and can house 500 people.

Population

In the 2016

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, there were 5,185 people in Bullsbrook, 66.8% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 9.7% and New Zealand 3.6%. 84.9% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 36.1%, Anglican 19.5% and Catholic 18.2%. Material was copied from this source, which is available under
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Community

Bullsbrook’s community isn’t hostile towards anyone and has evolved over the years. The Bullsbrook Youth Committee has hosted events like the Christmas event and also sometimes help run the Bullseye Youth Group. There is also the community garden which is located next to Brearley Park.

Education

Bullsbrook has one school, Bullsbrook College, which takes students from

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to year 12. It was established in 1952. There was previously another school that was built in 1901, and that the present school replaced.

Climate

The

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operates a weather station at RAAF Base Pearce. Bullsbrook has a

Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

(

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''Csa''), like the rest of the Perth metropolitan region. Bullsbrook is among the hottest parts of the metropolitan region during summer.

References

{{Authority control Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan