Kogarah Bay, New South Wales
- Kogarah Bay, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kogarah Bay
city = Sydney
state = nsw
caption = Wharf Road, Kogarah Bay
lga = Municipality of Kogarah
postcode = 2221
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Electoral district of Rockdale
fedgov = Division of Barton
near-nw = Carlton
near-n = Carlton
near-ne = Beverly Park
near-w = Blakehurst
near-e = Sans Souci
near-sw = Carss Park
near-s = Carss Park
near-se = Carss Park
dist1 = 16
location1= Sydney CBD
Kogarah Bay is a suburb in 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 area. Kogarah Bay is in the 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, 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.
Landmarks
* Harold Frazer Reserve, Parkside Drive Reserve, Kogarah Bay Congregational Fellowship Church
Popular culture
The Kogarah Bay Congregational Fellowship Church has often been used as a background shot on Channel 7's "Today Tonight" program.
External links
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