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.
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%.
Commercial area
Business is conducted in two shopping centres; the Village Green and Berowra Marketplace . Businesses include a Bendigo Bank Community Bank, Coles and IGA supermarkets, two pharmacies, a comprehensive medical centre and a range of restaurants.
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- Local business