Terrey Hills
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Terrey Hills Location in greater metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,142 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2084 | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 21.8 °C (71.2 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 13.2 °C (55.8 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,021 mm (40.2 in) | ||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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 and depicts hunting scenes with kangaroos, human figures and footprints. Terrey Hills Post Office opened on 17 June 1935.