Bradbury is located 54 kilometers from Sydney business district, part of the Macarthur region and is in the local government area of the City of Campbell town; it is part of the Macarthur region and is in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.
Bradbury was previously known as Sherwood Hills and is one of the more established Campbell town suburbs, with large scale development starting in the 1960′s. Named after a local innkeeper in the 1820′s and 1830′s William Bradbury. The area that surrounded Manooka Reserve was originally called Manooka Estate, but it became a part of Bradbury in the 1970′s.
The suburb has many areas of native trees, with many streets home to a range of native trees. Some of the streets have been named to reflect this such as Ash Place, Bottlebrush Avenue, Stringybark Place and Jacaranda Avenue. Bradbury is probably most known for the Fishers Ghost legend where Frederick Fisher’s Fisher’s Ghost – is said to appear on the bridge over the creek indicating where his body lays.