Upper North Shore (Sydney)

North Shore Sydney, New South Wales
The Harbour Bridge connecting the North Shore to the Sydney CBD. The North Sydney skyline is visible in the background.
North Shore Approximate centre of the North Shore in Sydney
Coordinates	33°47′44″S 151°10′53″E / 33.79556°S 151.18139°E / -33.79556; 151.18139Coordinates: 33°47′44″S 151°10′53″E / 33.79556°S 151.18139°E / -33.79556; 151.18139
Population	207,241 (2007)
Postcode(s)	various
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)	Hornsby Shire Ku-ring-gai Council Municipality of Lane Cove Municipality of Mosman North Sydney Council City of Willoughby
State electorate(s)	North Shore Willoughby Davidson Ku-ring-gai Lane Cove Hornsby
Federal Division(s)	North Sydney Bradfield Warringah Berowra
Localities around North Shore: Hawkesbury River Central Coast Forest District Hills District Northern Suburbs North Shore Northern Beaches Greater Western Sydney Inner West Sydney CBD

The North Shore is a term used to describe the primarily residential area of northern metropolitan Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The term refers to the suburbs located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour up to Hornsby and between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River.

Before British settlement, the Lower North Shore was home to the Gorualgal (Mosman and southern Willoughby) and Cammeraygal (North Sydney and Eastern Lane Cove).

After the establishment of Sydney in 1788, settlement of the North Shore of the harbour was quite limited. One of the first settlers was James Milson who lived in the vicinity of Jeffrey Street in Kirribilli, directly opposite Sydney Cove. The north shore was more rugged than the southern shore and western areas of the harbour and had limited agricultural potential. The early activities in the area included tree felling, boatbuilding and some orchard farming in the limited areas of good soil. The North Shore railway line was built in the 1890s. Access to the Sydney CBD, located on the southern shore of the harbour remained difficult until the completion of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. This led to commencement the development of suburbs on the North Shore.

Cumberland County mapping from 1792 to 1894 indicate that the four local governments that stand today were derived from one: the Parish of Willoughby. From the Parish of Willoughby came the City of Willoughby and the municipalities of Mosman, Lane Cove and North Sydney. North Sydney was formerly known as St. Leonards.