Terrey Hills

Terrey Hills
SydneyNew South Wales
Suburban street
Map
Population3,142 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2084
Elevation194 m (636 ft)
Location25 km (16 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)Pittwater
Federal division(s)Mackellar
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.8 °C
71 °F
13.2 °C
56 °F
1,021 mm
40.2 in
Suburbs around Terrey Hills:
Duffys Forest Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Terrey Hills Ingleside
Belrose Belrose

Terrey Hills is a suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 25 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It is part of the Forest District and Northern Beaches region.[2]

Terrey Hills is a very leafy suburb and in some areas semi-rural, with many people boarding their horses in the area. Terrey Hills owes its name to the two original land holders Samuel Hills and Obediah James Terrey. Obediah Terrey acquired 640 acres (2.6 km2) in 1881 and Samuel Hills owned 100 acres (0.40 km2) nearby.[3]

The area was used by Indigenous people prior to European settlement, and rock carvings exist in some places. One set of carvings is located near Larool Road[4] and depicts hunting scenes with kangaroos, human figures and footprints. Terrey Hills Post Office opened on 17 June 1935.[5]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Terrey Hills (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
  3. ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Francis Pollon, Angus and Robertson, 1990, page 254
  4. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 1983-1984
  5. ^ "Post Office List". Premier Postal History. Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 12 June 2012.