Berowra Heights, New South Wales
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Berowra Heights is an outer suburb of
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, in the state of
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,
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39 kilometres north of the
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, in the
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of
Hornsby Shire Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated on the Upper North Shore as well as parts of the Hills District, of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the Hawkesb ...
. Berowra Heights is north-west of the suburb of Berowra and east of
Berowra Waters Berowra Waters is an outer suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berowra is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. Berowra Waters is nor ...
.


History

Berowra is an Aboriginal word that means ''place of many shells''. Berowra Heights Post Office opened on 2 September 1968.


Demographics

According to the 2021 census, there are 5,286 residents of Berowra Heights. 77.9% of these residents were born in Australia, while the most common other countries of birth are England (6.7%), New Zealand (1.3%), China (1.1%), South Africa (1%) and The Philippines (0.7%). 88.8% of residents only speak English at home, while other languages spoken at home include Mandarin (1.1%), Russian (0.6%), Spanish (0.6%), Persian (0.6%) and German (0.5%). The most common religious affiliations are No Religion (42.9%),
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(20.8%) and
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(17.8%).


Commercial area

Business is conducted in three shopping areas; the highway precinct, the Village Green and Berowra Marketplace (Foodtown). Businesses include a
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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 Berowra Waters is an outer suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berowra is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. Berowra Waters is nor ...
with the western end of Berowra Waters Road.
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route 599 provides a bus service from Berowra Heights to
Berowra railway station Berowra railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Hornsby Shire suburb of Berowra. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore Line services and intercity Central Coast & Newcastle Line se ...
and route 597 from Berowra to Hornsby railway station.


Schools

There are two primary schools located in Berowra Heights, Wideview Public School and St Bernard's Catholic Primary School. Some children living in Berowra Heights may also attend one of the two primary schools in the neighbouring suburb of Berowra, being Berowra Public School and Pacific Berowra Christian School. Despite not having a high school of its own, Berowra Heights is included within the catchment zones of three New South Wales public high schools. Amongst these, the only co-educational option is Ku-ring-gai High School in North Turramurra. The other two schools are Asquith Boys High School and Asquith Girls High School.


Churches

Together, Berowra and Berowra Heights have four churches: * St Mark's Anglican Church (Berowra). * Berowra Baptist Church (Berowra). * St Bernard's Catholic Church (Berowra Heights). * Berowra Uniting Church (Berowra Heights).


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 The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting government agency, agency and statutory body of the Government of New South Wales. The NSW RFS is responsible for fire protection to approximately 95% of the la ...
, through the Berowra Rural Fire Brigade, located in new purpose built premises (opened 11 August 2018) at 14a Berowra Waters Road in Berowra.


See also

*
Dangar Island Dangar Island is a forested island, in area, in the Hawkesbury River, on the northern outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dangar Island is a suburb of Hornsby Shire and as at the 2021 census had a population of 313, which swells ...
* Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge *
Hawkesbury River The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River (Dharug language, Dharug: Dyarubbin) is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle ...
*
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a national park on the northern side of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The park is north of the Sydney central business district and generally comprises the land east of the Highway 1 (New South Wales ...


References


Notes

*''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia


External links


Berowra Community Home Page and DirectoryThe Bush Telegraph: Local newsletter for Berowra and surrounding areas
* C-By-SA {{Sydney Hornsby suburbs Suburbs of Sydney Hornsby Shire