Kurraba Point, New South Wales

Kurraba Point Sydney, New South Wales
Kurraba Point as seen from Cremorne
Population	1,702 (2011 census)
• Density	5,700/km2 (14,700/sq mi)
Established	2010
Postcode(s)	2089
Area	0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Location	4 km (2 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	North Sydney Council
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of North Shore
Federal Division(s)	North Sydney
Suburbs around Kurraba Point: North Sydney Neutral Bay Cremorne Kirribilli Kurraba Point Cremorne Point Milson's Point (water) (water)

Kurraba Point is a harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Kurraba Point is located 4 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.

Kurraba Point shares the postcode of 2089 with adjacent suburb of Neutral Bay. It is bordered by Neutral Bay, Cremorne and Cremorne Point.

Prior to the arrival of the First Fleet, the area in which Kurraba Point is situated was inhabited by the Cam-mer-ray-gal Group of the Ku-ring-gai Aboriginal Tribe. The group, which inhabited the north shore of Port Jackson, was one of the largest in the Sydney area.

The name "Karraba" or "Kurraba" is of aboriginal derivation and is thought to mean "good fishing place".

On 2 May 1814, Kurraba Point was included in the 700 acre land grant that was given to Lieutenant Alfred Thrupp as a wedding gift. At that time the area, which included most of what is now Neutral Bay and Kurraba Point, was called "Alfred Thrupp’s Farm" or "Thrupp's Acres". Sandstone was quarried from what is now Kurraba Point Reserve from around 1850 to supply stone for the construction of Fort Denison as well as ballast for ships returning to England and for local building. Through these times, the point was known as "Thrupps Point" and "Ballast Point".

Patrick Hayes acquired a parcel of this land, where he established a soap and oil factory. The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company purchased Hayes’ former oil factory in 1883 and they set up a depot and engineering works there. In 1936 there was a fire at that depot when the ferry MV Bellubera caught fire and two men were killed. The Kurraba Point workshops were closed by the end of 1964; the State Government purchased the Kurraba Point site and in 1974 the site was cleared and the present Kurraba Reserve was created.