Bradfield, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bradfield is a suburb in South Western Sydney, north of Bringelly. It was gazetted as a new suburb on 31 March 2023.[1]
Bradfield | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bradfield construction site during a community day in 2026 | |||||||||||||
  Bradfield | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Bradfield | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 33°55′04″S 150°43′48″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Established | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2556 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Bradfield was previously the name of a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, between 1924 and 1977. It has since been absorbed by neighbouring Lindfield.
The name commemorates Dr John Job Crew Bradfield, who oversaw design and construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge between 1913 and 1932 and the development of the city's railways,[2] including the modern day City Circle from Central to Circular Quay via St James or Wynyard.
Aerotropolis Core
In March 2021, the NSW Government announced that a 100-hectare section of Bringelly, referred to in planning documents as 'Aerotropolis Core', would be named in Dr Bradfield's honour. Bradfield is adjacent to the construction site for the Western Sydney Airport in Badgerys Creek, and is intended to emerge as the city's third commercial centre behind Sydney and Parramatta. The name was chosen by a committee following a call for public submissions in 2020. Announcing the new name, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that it “is synonymous with delivering game-changing infrastructure”.[2]
Bradfield City
Construction of a new city is starting in 2024 and is projected to be finished by 2074. It is intended to be the first new city in Australia in a century.[3]
AMRF (Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility)
The Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility[4] will be the first building to be constructed in Bradfield City. AMRF Stage 1 opened in March 2025 and is intended to support local businesses in mechanical manufacturing.[5] AMRF Stage 2, opening in 2026, is intended to support semi-conductor and electronics manufacturing for aerospace and defence.[6]
Transport
The suburb will be serviced by the Bradfield station of the Western Sydney Airport metro line.[7] The metro project, including Bradfield station, has been delayed to 2028.[citation needed] Leaked TfNSW maps and plans also include a heavy rail extension of an extension if the SWRL (South-West Rail Link) from Leppington to Bradfield.[clarification needed][citation needed]
Bradfield Station Masterplans also include a new bus interchange on Innovation East Street, composing of a transit-only road with 4-5 bus bays on the road itself, which will serve newly commisioned bus routes ti WSI and the Aerotropolis from Liverpool, Penrith and Campbelltown.[citation needed]
The upgrade of Fifteenth Avenue in Austral to a dual carriageway and the proposed Fifteenth Avenue Smart Transit from Liverpool to Bradfield and possibly WSI. Little information on the project is available.[citation needed]
The Northern Road runs along the south-western boundary of the suburb.[1]