Grays Point, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Grays Point
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Mansion Bay, Grays Point
lga = Sutherland Shire
postcode = 2232
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Miranda
fedgov = Cook
near-nw = Kirrawee
near-n = Gymea Bay
near-ne = Gymea Bay
near-w = "Royal National Park"
near-e = Yowie Bay
near-sw = "Royal National Park"
near-s = "Royal National Park"
near-se = Gundamaian
dist1 = 29
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Grays Point is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Grays Point is located 29 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.

Grays Point is a small suburb with picturesque views of the Port Hacking estuary. Grays Point is adjacent to the Royal National Park and the suburbs of Gymea Bay and Kirrawee. There is only one road available for vehicular access however multiple walking and mountain bike tracks link it with locations such as Audley in the Royal National Park, Engadine and Heathcote. There is a small shallow boat ramp located at Swallow Rock Reserve for launching trailer boats, canoes and kayaks.

Swallow Rock is a wetland area. A large variety of wildlife resides in Grays Point, including possums, sugar gliders, Mopoke owls, deer (an introduced species), wallabies, magpies and kookaburas.

History

The origin of the Grays Point name is unclear. It has been suggested that it was either named after Samuel William Gray, who owned land on the point or John Edward Gray, who was a well-known resident ranger in the Royal National Park in the 1880s. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8 ]

Commercial Area

Grays Point is largely residential, with a small group of shops located at Grays Point Road, near the intersection of Swallow Rock Drive. A Fish & Chip shop, a hairdresser, a restaurant, a Bottle Shop, a Corner Store that also acts as the Post Office, fishing bait can be purchased here. Most of its denizens rely on the rest of the Sutherland Shire for their services.

chools

[http://www.grayspointpublicschool.com.au/ Grays Point Public School] is located in Angle Road. Grays Point also has a pre school and a child care centre.

port

[http://www.gopossums.net/ Grays Point Soccer Club] located next to the Public School, the club has Junior and Senior teams. The club has two playing fields.

References

* [http://www.suthlib.nsw.gov.au/ssc/rwpattach.nsf/viewasattachmentPersonal/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf/$file/shire_placenames_20041008.pdf Sutherland Shire place names]

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