Berowra Heights, New South Wales

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Berowra Heights is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berowra Heights is directly west of the suburb of Berowra. The postcode for Berowra Heights is 2082.

Often, locals living in Berowra Heights will refer to themselves as residents of "Berowra". However, amongst themselves, "Berowrians" will often differntiate themselves on whether they come from the "Heights" (Berowra Heights) or from "Berowra" itself (Berowra).

There is one public primary school (Wideview Primary School) located within Berowra Heights.

Fire protection for urbanised parts of Berowra Heights is provided by Station 75 (Berowra) of the NSW Fire Brigades. Fire protection for bushland parts of Berowra Heights is provided by the NSW Rural Fire Service, through the Berowra Rural Fire Brigade, currently located in High Street in Berowra.

1 Business
2 Transport
3 Crime
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Business

Business is conducted in two shopping centres, the Village Green and Berowra Marketplace (Foodtown). Businesses include a supermarket, two pharmacies, and a comprehensive medical centre, to name a few. The Village Green is currently undergoing a major reconstruction.

[edit] Transport

Access to Berowra Heights is by road, either from Berowra Waters or from Berowra via Berowra Waters Road. Berowra Heights also has an hourly (approx.) bus service: Shorelink Route 597 (Berowra Heights to/from Hornsby Station)

[edit] Crime

Crime in Berowra Heights is statistically insignificant. Although crimes of differing nature occur occasionally in the surrounding areas of the Berowra Heights Crossroads, the suburb is safe and relatively crime-free. Statistics indicate that crime is concentrated on Berowra Waters Road, Barnetts Road, Woodcourt Road and Turner Road.