Division Profile
Division Name |
BEROWRA |
State |
New South Wales |
Elected Member |
Ruddock, P (LP) 1993- |
Name Derivation |
Named after the area in which it is located. |
First Proclaimed / Election |
1968/1969 |
Area |
782 sq. kms |
Demographic |
Outer Metropolitan |
Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
Seat Status |
Safe |
Enrolment |
97,000 |
Turnout |
94.58% |
Informal |
5.55% |
Location |
Berowra covers an area of approximately 782 sq km from Brooklyn and the Hawkesbury River in the north, to Pennant Hills and Beecroft in the south west, the Pacific Highway and the Sydney to Newcastle Freeway, Cockle and Cowan Creeks in the east, Hawkesbury River, Cattai Creek, Boundary Road, McGuires Road and Citadel Creek in the west. Suburbs include Arcadia, Berowra, Brooklyn, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Cowan, Dangar Island, Galston, Glenorie, Maroota, Middle Dural, Mount Kuring-gai, Normanhurst, Pennant Hills, Sackville North, Thornleigh, Westleigh and parts of Asquith, Beecroft, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Cattai, Dural, Hornsby, Lower Portland, Maraylya, Mount Colah, Wahroonga, Waitara, West Pennant Hills and Wisemans Ferry. |
Products and Industry |
Fishing and oyster farming from the Hawkesbury River area. Retail, service and various small industries including hobby farming, citrus fruit orchards, poultry farming, horticulture, and tourism. |
Members
Ruddock, P (LP) 1993- |
Edwards, H A (LP) 1972-1993 |
Hughes, T E F (LP) 1969-1972 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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