Brookvale, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Brookvale
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Warringah Council
postcode = 2100
est =
pop = 2,493
area =
propval =
stategov = Manly
fedgov = Warringah
near-nw = Beacon Hill
near-n = Narraweena
near-ne = Dee Why
near-w = Dee Why
near-e = North Curl Curl
near-sw = Dee Why
near-s = North Manly
near-se = Curl Curl
dist1 = 16
dir1 = north-east
location1= Sydney CBD

Brookvale is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Brookvale is located 16 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

History

The first development in the area was in 1836 when 64 hectares of farmland was granted to William Frederick Parker. In this period further land was sold to the Malcolm, Burns and Miles families. In 1883, Sydney Alexander Malcolm built what became known as 'Brookvale House'. It eventually was sold in 1961 to the Hooker Investment Corporation paving the way for the construction of Warringah Mall, which is the largest shopping complex in the area.

After World War II, much of the surrounding land was bought by immigrants, many of whom were Italian. The Curulli, Caputo and Bombardier families own a large percentage of the land in Brookvale. Brookvale developed from farmland to manufacturing, warehousing, and in recent years there has been significant office space development.

Commercial areas

Brookvale has a fast-growing business community, [ [http://www.brookvaleplus.com brookvaleplus.com] ] and is a major industrial area.

Warringah Mall is located at Brookvale; it has two department stores, several supermarkets, and about 300 other retailers and restaurants. A number of car dealerships and related vehicle services are located in Brookvale.

port and recreation

Brookvale Oval is the home ground of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles National Rugby League team.

chools

Brookvale has two schools - Brookvale Public School and St. Augustine's College.

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