Grays Point Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 3,034 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2232 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 29 km (18 mi) S of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Sutherland Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cronulla | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hughes | ||||||||||||||
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Grays Point is a small affluent suburb in Southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 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 extensive 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. This, in turn, contributes to the exclusive atmosphere of the suburb.
Grays Point house prices are higher than comparable real estate in the southern Sydney region. The median price for a three bedroom house is $1.3m Archived 16 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Properties in the area are tightly held and often remain within families for multiple generations. Houses are highly sought after, especially those with access to the surrounding waterways.
There is a small shallow boat ramp located at Swallow Rock Reserve for launching trailer boats, canoes and kayaks on the Hacking River.[2] 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 kookaburras.