Oyster Bay, New South Wales
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Suburb
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in southern
Southern Sydney
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Sydney
Sydney
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, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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. Oyster Bay is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire
Sutherland Shire
The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...
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Location
Oyster Bay is a natural feature on the southern bank of the Georges RiverGeorges River
The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises to the south-west of Sydney near the coal mining town of Appin, and then flows north past Campbelltown, roughly parallel to the Main South Railway...
. The suburb which takes its name from the waterway is a picturesque residential area.
Green Point and Caravan Head
Caravan Head, New South Wales
Caravan Head is a locality in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the north-eastern part of the suburb of Oyster Bay...
are localities within the suburb of Oyster Bay. Green Point is home to the Green Point Observatory
Green Point Observatory
Green Point Observatory is a private observatory in Oyster Bay, Sydney, Australia, and is the home of the Sutherland Astronomical Society. It is located at the corner of Green Point and Caravan Head Roads. It consists of a dome, library, 41cm Newtonian telescope, a meeting hall seating 100 people,...
, home of the Sutherland Astronomical Society
Sutherland Astronomical Society
Sutherland Astronomical Society Incorporated is an amateur astronomical society based in the Sutherland Shire, in the southern suburbs of Sydney, Australia.-History:...
. Coronation Bay is also located on the Georges River between Green Point and Caravan Head. At Coronation Bay there is a large mangrove
Mangrove
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
area that creates a diverse and dynamic eco-system, which supports a variety of bird-life. Carina Bay is located on the western boundary of the suburb.
History
Oyster Bay takes its name simply from the abundance of oysterOyster
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....
s that had been found in the bay. The name had appeared on maps prepared by Surveyor Wells in 1840. The suburb's name was officially recognised in 1933.
Commercial area
A small group of shops is located at the intersection of Como Road and Oyster Bay Road. It includes a post officePost office
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, chemist a liquor-stop, a corner store, an art gallery, a pizzeria and a newsagency
Newsagent
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and a bakery. A dance school is located on Georges River Crescent. The nearest gym is in Jannali
Jannali, New South Wales
Jannali is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Jannali is located 28 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire...
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Churches
Churches in Oyster Bay include St Joseph Catholic Church, located on the border with Como, Oyster Bay Baptist Church, located at Green Point and Kingsway Community Church. There is also a Community Hall.Schools
Oyster Bay Public School holds it annual Arts and Craft festival every year in the last weekend of May. This year 2010 was the 40th anniversary of it and is on every yearOyster Bay Public School is split between two locations on Phillip Street: primary students (Years 3-6) and the infants department (K-2), 300 metres up the road. There are two pre-schools in Oyster Bay. One is at Caravan Head between the former general store and business centre, and another at Green Point along the track to the Green Point Observatory
Green Point Observatory
Green Point Observatory is a private observatory in Oyster Bay, Sydney, Australia, and is the home of the Sutherland Astronomical Society. It is located at the corner of Green Point and Caravan Head Roads. It consists of a dome, library, 41cm Newtonian telescope, a meeting hall seating 100 people,...
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Parks
Oyster Bay Oval lies on the bay. It is home to the Georges River SoccerFootball (soccer)
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Club, also known as the Tigers - http://www.georgesriversoccer.org.au
Transport
The area is serviced by VeoliaVeolia Transport NSW
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buses. It is a short distance from both Jannali railway station and Como railway station
Como railway station, Sydney
-Accessibility:The station has stairs leading to a subway connected to the streets on either side, and thus does not have Easy Access for wheelchairs.-Neighbouring stations:-References:...
. Roads connect the suburb to the nearby Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
at Kareela
Kareela, New South Wales
Kareela is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kareela is located 24 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
and to Sutherland
Sutherland, New South Wales
Sutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
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Population
According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
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Census
Census
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of Population, there were 4,907 people usually resident in Oyster Bay. 15.0% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being United Kingdom 5.1%, New Zealand 1.2% and South Africa 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.7% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 1.8%, Italian 0.9% and Cantonese 0.7%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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31.7%, Anglican 26.6% and Uniting Church 5.4%.