Kogarah Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 16 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. It is part of the St George area. Kogarah Bay is in the local government area of the Georges River Council.
| Kogarah Bay Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Wharf Road, Kogarah Bay | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,102 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2217 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Georges River Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Rockdale | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
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Kogarah Bay takes its name from the small bay on the northern shore of the Georges River. The suburb is surrounded by the suburbs of Carss Park, Blakehurst, Carlton, Beverley Park and Sans Souci. A small group of shops is located on the intersection of Park Road and the Princes Highway.
History
editKogarah is from an aboriginal word meaning rushes or place of reeds. It had also been written as 'coggera' or 'cogerah' but the current spelling was settled when the railway line came through the area in the 1880s. Kogarah Bay and Beverley Park were originally part of the suburb of Kogarah.[2]
Parks
edit- Harold Frazer Reserve
- Parkside Drive Reserve
Churches
edit- Kogarah Bay Congregational Church
Population
editAccording to the 2021 census of Population, there were 2,102 people usually resident in Kogarah Bay. 64.3% of people were born in Australia. 51.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 12.8%, Arabic 6.3% and Cantonese 4.9%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Eastern Orthodox 26.3%, Catholic 24.7%, No Religion 18.1% and Anglican 6.9%.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kogarah Bay (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 142
