Berowra Heights, New South Wales

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Berowra Heights
Sydney, New South Wales
Population 5,104 (2011 census)[1]
Established 1887
Postcode(s) 2082, 2081
Location 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) Hornsby Shire
State electorate(s) Hornsby
Federal Division(s) Berowra
Suburbs around Berowra Heights:
Berowra Waters Cowan
Berrilee Berowra Heights Brooklyn
Hornsby Heights Mount Kuring-gai Berowra

Berowra Heights is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 39 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. It is part of the North Shore region. Berowra Heights is north-west of the suburb of Berowra and east of Berowra Waters.

History

Berowra is an Aboriginal word that means place of many winds.

Berowra Heights Post Office opened on 2 September 1968.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of Population, there were 5,104 residents in Berowra Heights. 79.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 1.6% and South Africa 1.0%. 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.6%, Mandarin 0.5% and German 0.4%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 26.5%, No Religion 24.8% and Catholic 23.8%.[3]

Commercial area

Business is conducted in two shopping centres; the Village Green and Berowra Marketplace (Foodtown). Businesses include a Bendigo Bank Community Bank, Coles supermarket, two pharmacies, a comprehensive medical centre and a range of restaurants.

Transport

Access to Berowra Heights is by road from Berowra, to the east, via Berowra Waters Road. Alternatively, the Berowra Waters Ferry, a car ferry, connects Berowra Waters with the western end of Berowra Waters Road. The Shorelink route 597 provides an hourly bus service from Berowra Heights to and from Hornsby railway station.

Schools

Wideview Primary School, Berowra Christian Community School, St Bernards Primary School and Berowra Public School. The latter of which was established in 1894.

Services

Bush fires present a very real threat for the Berowra area due to the proximity of bushland. Fire protection for urbanised parts of Berowra Heights is provided by Station 75 (Berowra) of Fire and Rescue NSW and supported by Community Fire Units. Fire protection for bushland parts of Berowra Heights is provided by the NSW New South Wales Rural Fire Service, through the Berowra Rural Fire Brigade, currently located in High Street in Berowra.

See also

Notes

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References

  • The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

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