Jane Brook flows through Parkerville on its way down to the Swan River through John Forrest National Park.

The arrival of British colonisers in 1829 on the Swan Coastal Plain eventually led to Nyoongar dispossession in the Hills behind Perth.

Parkerville was one of the first stations to be constructed on the railway line that once ran between Bellevue and Mount Helena, opening for traffic in 1896.

The town was named in honour of Stephen Henry Parker whose country home, now the Old Mahogany Inn, was situated nearby.

It can be found on vimeo - https://vimeo.com/122621542 By the early 2000s, Perth's suburban growth was placing development pressures on Parkerville.