Berowra Creek is a watercourse that is part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment and is within the local government area of Hornsby. It is located to the north of the Sydney central business district and covers an area of 1.307 square kilometres. The name Berowra is an aboriginal word which means place of many shells. The small New South Wales rural location has a recorded population of 18 residents and is within the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone Australia/Sydney.