Grays Point, New South Wales

Grays Point
SydneyNew South Wales
Mansion Point
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Population3,034 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2232
Elevation41 m (135 ft)
Location29 km (18 mi) S of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Sutherland Shire
State electorate(s)Cronulla
Federal division(s)Hughes
Suburbs around Grays Point:
Kirrawee Gymea Bay Gymea Bay
Royal National Park Grays Point Yowie Bay
Royal National Park Royal National Park Gundamaian
Swallow Rock Reserve

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.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Grays Point (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 August 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Swallow Rock Reserve". Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.