Kyle Bay, New South Wales

Kyle Bay Sydney, New South Wales
Kyle Bay, view from Merriman Reserve
Kyle Bay
Coordinates	33°59′21″S 151°5′42″E / 33.98917°S 151.09500°E / -33.98917; 151.09500Coordinates: 33°59′21″S 151°5′42″E / 33.98917°S 151.09500°E / -33.98917; 151.09500
Population	837 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2221
Location	19 km (12 mi) south of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Kogarah
State electorate(s)	Oatley
Federal Division(s)	Cook
Suburbs around Kyle Bay: Connells Point Connells Point South Hurstville Connells Point Kyle Bay Blakehurst Oyster Bay Kangaroo Point Blakehurst

Kyle Bay is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kyle Bay is 19 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Kogarah and is part of the St George area.

Kyle Bay takes its name from the bay that sits on the northern shore of the Georges River. It is a tiny, affluent, picturesque suburb around this bay and Harness Cask Point. Kyle Bay is surrounded by the suburbs of Blakehurst, South Hurstville and Connells Point. Kangaroo Point sits on the opposite bank of the Georges River. It is 7 km west of Botany Bay and 12 km north-west of the Cronulla 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.

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 servicemen/women who have either lost their parents or whose parents were unable to care for them.