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Kangaroo Point, New South Wales
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This article is about the suburb in Sutherland Shire. For the point of land in the suburb of Brooklyn, see Brooklyn, New South Wales § Kangaroo Point.
Kangaroo Point is a tiny suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 22 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire.
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Population | 560 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2224 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 22 km (14 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Sutherland Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Miranda | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
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Kangaroo Point takes its name from the peninsula which sits on the southern bank of the Georges River. It is surrounded by the suburb of Sylvania which it was originally part of and still shares the same postcode. The suburbs of Kareela and Oyster Bay are located opposite the waterway of Oyster Bay. Blakehurst, Kyle Bay and Connells Point are located opposite the Georges River.