Berowra, New South Wales

Berowra Sydney, New South Wales
Looking north over Berowra Regional Valley Park
Coordinates	33°37′32″S 151°08′48″E / 33.62562°S 151.14676°E / -33.62562; 151.14676Coordinates: 33°37′32″S 151°08′48″E / 33.62562°S 151.14676°E / -33.62562; 151.14676
Population	4,623 (2011 census)
• Density	531.4/km2 (1,376/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2081, 2082
Area	8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Location	38 km (24 mi) N of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Hornsby Shire
State electorate(s)	Hornsby
Federal Division(s)	Berowra
Suburbs around Berowra: Berowra Heights Berowra Heights Cowan Berrilee Berowra Brooklyn Mount Kuring-gai Mount Kuring-gai Cottage Point

Berowra is a suburb of northern Sydney located in the state of New South Wales, Australia 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. Berowra is south-east of the suburbs of Berowra Heights and east of Berowra Waters. The name 'Berowra' traces significance of the Guringgai tribe, a Sydney Aboriginal Clan of the area. The word was thought to be a derivative interpreting 'place of many winds' however it actually means 'place of many shells' referring to the many shell middens on Berowra Creek.

Berowra is largely residential with a small retail precinct lining the Pacific Highway near the train station. In May 2007 a new shopping complex opened on Turner Road in Berowra Heights; this was a landmark development for the future prospects of the area.

Berowra is easily accessed by road as the Pacific Highway runs through it and it also sits alongside the M1 Pacific Motorway, contributing to easy access to the major roads which traverse all areas of Sydney. Berowra is also easily accessed by frequent trains which stop at Berowra railway station. Trains on both the North Shore, Northern & Western Line and the Newcastle and Central Coast railway line provide services to Sydney, Hornsby, the Central Coast and Newcastle.

Berowra is an Aboriginal word that means place of many winds. The Berowra area has many Aboriginal carvings and is the site of the world’s oldest living amphibian fossil.

One of the early land grants in the Berowra area was to John Crumpton in 1867. George Collingridge was granted 88 acres (360,000 m²) in 1880 and played a part in having the Main Northern railway line extended, so that a station was opened at Berowra in 1887. He also supported the building of a post office in 1900 and a road to Berowra Waters which opened in 1902. Berowra Post Office opened on 1 April 1897. Mary Wall was granted 60 acres (240,000 m²) of land near Goodwyn Road off the Pacific Highway in 1887. Part of her grant meant she had to be there once a week and so she would walk at night through the bush from Surry Hills and tend to her farm.