Kyle Bay is a suburb

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 in southern

Southern Sydney

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 Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Kyle Bay is located 19 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

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, in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah

Municipality of Kogarah

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 and is part of the St George

St George, New South Wales

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 area.

Kyle Bay takes its name from the bay

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 that sits on the northern shore of the Georges River

Georges River

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. It is a tiny, picturesque suburb around this bay and Harness Cask Point. Kyle Bay is surrounded by the suburbs of Blakehurst

Blakehurst, New South Wales

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, South Hurstville

South Hurstville, New South Wales

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 and Connells Point

Connells Point, New South Wales

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. Kangaroo Point

Kangaroo Point, New South Wales

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 sits on the opposite bank of the Georges River

Georges River

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. It is 7km west of Botany Bay

Botany Bay

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 and 12km north-west of the Cronulla

Cronulla, New South Wales

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 surfing beaches. This leafy suburb is graced with scenic riverside parks and reserves including Merriman Reserve and Donnelly Reserve. Kyle Bay and Harness Cask Point are natural formations.

History

Kyle Bay was named after local shipbuilder Robert Kyle (or Coile). The land around Kyle Bay was originally granted by the Crown to Robert Kyle and James Merriman on 9 November 1853. Kyle Parade and Merriman Street are named in their honour. Legacy House is a historic estate on the eastern shore of Kyle Bay. It was bequest to children and first operated from 1948 to 1983 as a convalescent home for children. It was then taken over by Legacy as a home for the children of service men/women who have either lost their parents or their parents have been unable to care for them.

Commercial area

A small group of shops is located on Kyle Parade, on the corner of Merriman Street. Blakehurst Bowling Club sits on the southern shore of Kyle Bay, beside Merriman Reserve. It features a restaurant The Peacock Trattoria on Kyle Parade and Zippo's restaurant located at the Kyle Bay Bowling Club.

Population

According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics

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 Census

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 of Population, there were 1,253 people usually resident in Kyle Bay. 24.3% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being China 3.4%, United Kingdom 3.1% and Greece 2.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 69.4% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 8.8% and Cantonese 3.4% and Macedonian 3.1%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic

Roman Catholic Church

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 29.9%, Orthodox

Eastern Orthodox Church

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 20.9% and Anglican 19.0%.

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