Kogarah Bay, New South Wales

Kogarah Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kogarah Bay is located 16 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Kogarah Bay is in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah.

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

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. ^[1]

Parks

Harold Frazer Reserve, Parkside Drive Reserve

Churches

Kogarah Bay Congregational Church

Population

According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population, there were 1,849 people usually resident in Kogarah Bay. 28.3% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being Greece 5.7%, China 3.3 % and United Kingdom 2.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 52.2% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 17.1%, Arabic 4.6% and Italian 4.2%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.3%, Orthodox 26.2% and Anglican 15.3%. ^[2]

References

External links

• Kogarah Bay, New South Wales is at coordinates