Berowra is a suburb located on the upper north shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It covers an area of 8.297 square kilometres and is located 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district and falls within the local government area of Hornsby Shire. The name Berowra is an aboriginal word which means place of many shells. Berowra is also known for having the world’s oldest living amphibian fossil. It falls within the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone Australia/Sydney and has a recorded population of 4721 residents.