Population 1,849 (2011 census) LGA(s) Georges River Council Kogarah Bay Sans Souci Federal division Division of Cook | Postcode(s) 2217 State electorate(s) Rockdale Postal code 2217 | |
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Location 16 km (10 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||
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.
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Map of Kogarah Bay NSW 2217, Australia
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.
Parks
Harold Frazer Reserve, Parkside Drive Reserve
Churches
Kogarah Bay Congregational Church
Population
According to the 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population, there were 2,061 people usually resident in Kogarah Bay. 33.4% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being Greece 4.8%, China 4.0% and Italy 2.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 51.6% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 3008%, Arabic 5.6% and Cantonese 3.9%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.2%, Orthodox 26.0% and Anglican 11.9%.