Berrilee

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Berrilee | city = Sydney | state = nsw | image = | caption = | alternative_location_map = Australia NSW metro Sydney | pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Sydney | coordinates = {{Coord|-33.61547|151.09811|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=title}} | local_map = yes | zoom = 11 | lga = Hornsby Shire | stategov = Hornsby | fedgov = Berowra | postcode = 2159 | est = | pop = 212 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL10318|name=Berrilee|accessdate=29 January 2024|quick=on}}</ref> | elevation = 160 | area = | near-nw = Arcadia | near-n = | near-ne = Berowra Waters | near-w = Arcadia | near-e = Berowra Heights | near-sw = Galston | near-s = Hornsby Heights | near-se = Mount Ku-ring-gai | dist1 = 38 | dir1 = north-west | location1 = Sydney CBD }}

'''Berrilee''' is a semi-rural outer suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berrilee is located 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire.

Berrilee sits on the western shore of Berowra Creek, which empties into the Hawkesbury River.

==History== Berrilee is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word 'Buraillee' possibly having something to do with ''mouth'' or ''food''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Traditional Aboriginal Names for the Regions and Features in The Hills Shire|url=http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/Traditional%20Aboriginal%20Names%20Baulkham%20Hills%20Shire.pdf|work=The Hills Shire|accessdate=6 November 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920000748/http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/Traditional%20Aboriginal%20Names%20Baulkham%20Hills%20Shire.pdf|archivedate=20 September 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics== According to the 2021 census, there were 212 people in Berrilee. 75.0% of people were born in Australia and 84.0% of people only spoke English at home.<ref name="ABS"/>

==Local area== Berrilee is a small town, without any "stores", to speak. There is one small store near Berowra Waters and another in Arcadia. There was a primary school, but due to a lack of students (there were less than seven), it closed down in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=Berrilee Public School|url=http://dictionaryofsydney.org/organisation/berrilee_public_school|website=dictionaryofsydney.org|accessdate=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120213926/http://dictionaryofsydney.org/organisation/berrilee_public_school|archive-date=20 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It re-opened shortly after but closed down and the property was sold in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/6612 |title=Berrliee Public School |access-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185329/https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/6612 |archive-date=7 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/berrilee | title = Berrilee | accessdate = 25 September 2015 | author = Joan Rowland | date = 2008 | work=Dictionary of Sydney}} [CC-By-SA]

Category:Suburbs of Sydney Category:Hawkesbury River Category:Hornsby Shire