Kogarah Bay, NSW 2217

Small, tightly settled bayside suburb on the northern shore of the Georges River, about 16 km south of the Sydney CBD, taking its name from the small bay it sits on. It is part of the St George area and of Georges River Council — Kogarah Bay and Beverley Park were originally part of the suburb of Kogarah before being split off. At the 2021 census it had just 2,102 residents, 64.3% born in Australia, with a noticeably Greek character (Greek spoken at home by 12.8% of residents). The suburb is almost entirely residential — about 0.9 km² with 8 parks covering roughly 10.3% of its area — built out with post-war homes and modern renovations along quiet streets that end at the river, giving it a calm, family-oriented character.

At a Glance

Transport

Kogarah Bay has no railway station; the suburb is served by buses. Transit Systems services along the Princes Highway — which forms the suburb's northern edge — include route 422 between Kogarah and the city via Rockdale, with stops on the Princes Highway at the suburb's boundary. Rome2Rio counts roughly 1,500 weekly bus trips between Kogarah and Kogarah Bay, averaging about 10 minutes. The nearest railway stations are Kogarah and Carlton on the T4 Illawarra Line, about 2 km from the suburb centre, reached by bus.

Schools

Kogarah Bay has no school within its boundaries. Its local government primary catchment is Carlton South Public School — a government K–6 primary at 65–69 Jubilee Avenue in the immediately adjoining suburb of Carlton — as shown on a Kogarah Bay property listing's school-catchment details. The adjacent suburb of Blakehurst provides the local government secondary option: Blakehurst High School, a comprehensive co-educational 7–12 school with a languages speciality, is the catchment high school for Kogarah Bay addresses.

Shopping & Amenities

A small group of shops sits at the corner of Park Road and the Princes Highway — the suburb's only retail cluster — and the Congregational church is also located here. For everyday services and larger shopping, residents head to the adjoining St George suburbs: Kogarah's town centre with its supermarkets, shops and medical precinct lies about 2 km north, and Beverley Park Golf Course in neighbouring Beverley Park borders the suburb.

Parks & Outdoors

The suburb fronts Kogarah Bay on the Georges River, whose foreshore forms the southern edge of the suburb, with the river opening up toward Sans Souci on the opposite shore. Local parks include Harold Frazer Reserve and Parkside Drive Reserve, part of eight parks that cover about 10.3% of the suburb's area. The Beverley Park Golf Course, a large public recreational reserve, lies just across the boundary in neighbouring Beverley Park.

Property Market

The median house price in Kogarah Bay was around ~$2.4M (sales-based) — realestate.com.au median house price of $2,420,000 from 23 sales over the past 12 months (+5%); Cotality valuation data via OnTheHouse put the median house value lower at $2,043,283 as at 31 July 2026 (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Tiny, low-turnover market: OnTheHouse recorded just 28 sales in the past 12 months and typically only a handful of listings at any time, so tracker medians swing widely — the REA sales median ($2.42M, 23 sales) runs well above Cotality's valuation-based median value ($2.04M). Houses have recorded modest medium-term value growth while units have been flat. The suburb's scarcity value comes from its water frontage on the Georges River and its 0.9 km² of fully built-out, low-density housing stock with no apartment towers.

New Developments

Kogarah Bay is essentially built out and development activity is limited to small-scale infill. The housing stock is post-war and contemporary houses plus low-rise walk-up flats such as the block at 5–9 John Street, and most change comes from house renovations, knock-down rebuilds and occasional boutique infill — OnTheHouse counted 930 properties, 3 listings for sale and 28 sales over the past year. The suburb's waterfront setting, small area and parkland mean there is little room for larger projects.

Jobs & Local Economy

Kogarah Bay is primarily residential, so most residents commute to professional jobs in the Sydney CBD or the St George area. The suburb's biggest nearby employment driver is health: St George Hospital — a major tertiary teaching hospital in Kogarah about 2 km away, with one of the state's busiest emergency departments — sits just north of the suburb along with St George Private Hospital and Calvary Health Care Kogarah. Retail and service jobs are centred on Kogarah's town centre and the local Princes Highway shops about 10 minutes away.

Nearby Suburbs

Blakehurst, Carss Park, Carlton, Beverley Park, Sans Souci

Sources & method

Researched 5 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.

Sources cited in this guide:

• Wikipedia — Beverley Park
• Wikipedia — St George Hospital (Sydney)
• Transport for NSW
• NSW Government

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