Western Australia location profile
Pickering Brook WA 6076
Pickering Brook is a semi-rural Perth Hills community known for orchards, vineyards and scenic bushland. It appeals to those seeking acreage living, farm-gate produce and a quiet lifestyle within reach of Kalamunda’s services.
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Why families consider Pickering Brook
Predominantly families, growers and long-term residents on larger lots and small farms; lifestyle centers on horticulture, cellar doors and outdoor pursuits. Pace is quiet, with a close-knit community and weekend tourism from the Bickley Valley.
Amenities & services
- Pickering Brook General Store & fuel
- Kalamunda Central Shopping Centre (nearby)
- Lesmurdie shopping village (nearby)
- Kalamunda Hospital and local GP clinics (nearby)
- Core Cider House (local)
- La Fattoria (local)
- Nearby Bickley Valley wineries and cafes
- Kalamunda Library – Haynes Street, Kalamunda
- Lesmurdie Library – Lesmurdie Village, Sanderson Road, Lesmurdie
- High Wycombe Library – Corner of Dunreath Drive & libraries precinct, High Wycombe
Transport & connectivity
- No local train station; nearest: High Wycombe Station (Airport Line) and Midland Station (Midland Line)
- Limited/no regular Transperth buses within Pickering Brook; connections available via Kalamunda Bus Station to High Wycombe and Perth
- Major roads: Canning Road, Pickering Brook Road, Mundaring Weir Road, Welshpool Road East
Lifestyle & recreation
- Pickering Brook Sports Club & oval
- Cellar doors, cider houses and farm-gate experiences
- Bushwalking and mountain biking trails (Mason & Bird Heritage Trail, Korung NP trails)
- Kalamunda Water Park (nearby)
- Korung National Park
- Mundy Regional Park (including Lesmurdie Falls, nearby)
- Bickley Reservoir Reserve
- Pickering Brook Heritage Park
- Victoria Reservoir area (nearby)
Education context
Very limited within the suburb; a range of childcare and early learning services are available in Kalamunda, Lesmurdie and High Wycombe within a 10–20 minute drive.
- Curtin University – Bentley campus (~25–30 min by car)
- The University of Western Australia – Crawley (~35–45 min by car)
- Edith Cowan University – Mount Lawley (~35–45 min by car)
- Murdoch University – Murdoch (~40–50 min by car)