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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
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| name = Kogarah Bay
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| city = Sydney
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{{Infobox Australian place
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| state = nsw
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| type = suburb
| caption = Wharf Road, Kogarah Bay
| name = Kogarah Bay
| lga = [[Municipality of Kogarah]]
| city = Sydney
| postcode = 2221
| state = nsw
| pop =
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| area =
| caption = Wharf Road, Kogarah Bay
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| pop = 2022
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Rockdale]]
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| fedgov = [[Division of Barton]]
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS" />
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| near-nw = [[Carlton, New South Wales| Carlton]]
| postcode = 2217
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| near-n = [[Carlton, New South Wales| Carlton]]
| elevation = 17
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| near-ne = [[Beverley Park, New South Wales |Beverly Park]]
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| area =
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| near-w = [[Blakehurst, New South Wales|Blakehurst]]
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| dist1 = 16
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| near-e = [[Sans Souci, New South Wales|Sans Souci]]
| dir1 = south
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| near-sw = [[Carss Park, New South Wales| Carss Park]]
| location1 = [[Sydney CBD]]
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| near-s = [[Carss Park, New South Wales| Carss Park]]
| near-se = [[Carss Park, New South Wales| Carss Park]]
| lga = [[Georges River Council]]
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Rockdale|Rockdale]]
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| dist1 = 16
| location1= [[Sydney CBD]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Cook|Cook]]
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| near-n = [[Carlton, New South Wales|Carlton]]
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| near-ne = [[Beverley Park, New South Wales|Beverly Park]]
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| near-e = [[Sans Souci, New South Wales|Sans Souci]]
| near-se = [[Carss Park, New South Wales|Carss Park]]
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| near-s = [[Carss Park, New South Wales|Carss Park]]
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| near-sw = [[Carss Park, New South Wales|Carss Park]]
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| near-w = [[Blakehurst, New South Wales|Blakehurst]]
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'''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, New South Wales|St George]] area. Kogarah Bay is in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [[Georges River Council]].
[[Image:KogarahBayShops.jpg|370px|right|thumb| Princes Highway, Kogarah Bay]]
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'''Kogarah Bay''' is a [[suburb]] in [[Southern Sydney| southern]] [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Kogarah Bay is located 16km south of the [[Sydney central business district]] and is part of the [[St George, New South Wales|St George]] area. Kogarah Bay is in the [[Local Government Areas in Australia|local government area]] of the [[Municipality of Kogarah]]. The postcode is 2217.


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, New South Wales|Carss Park]], [[Blakehurst, New South Wales|Blakehurst]], [[Carlton, New South Wales|Carlton]], [[Beverley Park, New South Wales|Beverley Park]] and [[Sans Souci, New South Wales|Sans Souci]]. A small group of shops is located on the intersection of Park Road and the [[Princes Highway]].
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, New South Wales|Carss Park]], [[Blakehurst, New South Wales|Blakehurst]], [[Carlton, New South Wales|Carlton]], [[Beverley Park, New South Wales|Beverley Park]] and [[Sans Souci, New South Wales|Sans Souci]]. A small group of shops is located on the intersection of Park Road and the [[Princes Highway]].


==History==
==History==
Kogarah 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, New South Wales|Kogarah]].
Kogarah 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, New South Wales|Kogarah]].<ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 142</ref>


==Landmarks==
==Parks==
* Harold Frazer Reserve, Parkside Drive Reserve, Kogarah Bay Congregational Fellowship Church
* Harold Frazer Reserve
* Parkside Drive Reserve


==Popular culture==
==Churches==
The Kogarah Bay Congregational Fellowship Church has often been used as a background shot on Channel 7's ''[[Today Tonight]]'' program.
* Kogarah Bay Congregational Church


==External links==
==Population==
According to the 2016 [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] [[Census]] of Population, there were 2,022 people usually resident in Kogarah Bay. 66.4% of people were born in Australia. 50.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 14.0%, Arabic 6.9% and Cantonese 5.2%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.7%, Eastern Orthodox 24.2%, No Religion 14.1% and Anglican 8.2%.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC12182|name=Kogarah Bay (State Suburb)|accessdate=9 October 2017|quick=on}}</ref>
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==References==
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{{Sydney Kogarah suburbs}}
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[[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]]
[[Category:Bays of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Georges River Council]]

Latest revision as of 11:30, 10 April 2024

Not to be confused with Cogra Bay.
Kogarah Bay
Sydney, New South Wales
Wharf Road, Kogarah Bay
Map
Population2,022 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2217
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Location16 km (10 mi) south of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Georges River Council
State electorate(s)Rockdale
Federal division(s)Cook
Suburbs around Kogarah Bay:
Carlton Carlton Beverly Park
Blakehurst Kogarah Bay Sans Souci
Carss Park Carss Park Carss Park

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 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

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Kogarah 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

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  • Harold Frazer Reserve
  • Parkside Drive Reserve

Churches

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  • Kogarah Bay Congregational Church

Population

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According to the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population, there were 2,022 people usually resident in Kogarah Bay. 66.4% of people were born in Australia. 50.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 14.0%, Arabic 6.9% and Cantonese 5.2%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.7%, Eastern Orthodox 24.2%, No Religion 14.1% and Anglican 8.2%.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kogarah Bay (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 142
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