[3] Aubrey Fraser was an early settler in the area, and he, his father and brothers stationed a saw mill along the Nine Mile River.

In 2013, Iain Rankin of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party was elected as the member of the Legislative Assembly for Timberlea-Prospect.

[4] Since 2020, Councillor Iona Stoddard has represented Halifax Municipal District 12, which includes the community of Timberlea.

[5] The community of Timberlea corresponds to Census Tract 2050142.01, and covers approximately 672 hectares (6.72 km2) of land area.

Geographically, Timberlea is located approximately 15.2 km (9.4 mi) from Downtown Halifax,[6] and it is bounded by Hubley to the west-northwest, and Lakeside to the east-southeast.

The flora is predominantly softwood and mixed Boreal Forest, and the bedrock is granite throughout, with many outcrops including several areas of barrens which offer good blueberry and huckleberry picking.

According to the 2021 Census Tract Map jointly released by the Government of the Municipality of Halifax—and—Statistics Canada, the population of the community of Timberlea was 5,627 people.

[7] The Beechville Lakeville Timberlea (BLT) Rails to Trails Association (see link below) has turned its 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of the old Halifax and Southwestern Railway bed from Beechville to Hubley into a ATV/cycling/hiking rail trail which connects with a similar 32 kilometres (20 mi) stretch maintained by the similar St. Margaret's Bay organization.

The BLT Insider monthly newspaper serves Beechville, Lakeside, Timberlea and surrounding communities.