South Coogee, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids South Coogee Sydney, New South Wales
Shopping strip, Malabar Road
Population	5,502 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2034
Location	9 km (6 mi) south-east of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Randwick
State electorate(s)	Coogee
Federal Division(s)	Kingsford Smith
Suburbs around South Coogee: Charing Cross Coogee Randwick South Coogee Tasman Sea Maroubra Maroubra Malabar

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South Coogee is a coastal suburb in South-Eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Coogee is located 9 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick and is often said to be part of the Eastern Suburbs region, however the socio-political nature of the area is different to that of the Eastern Suburbs.

Coogee is a separate suburb to the north. South Coogee is surrounded by the suburbs of Coogee, Kingsford and Maroubra.

History

Coogee is said to be taken from a local Aboriginal word koojah which means "smelly place", or "stinking seaweed", a reference to the smell of decaying kelp washed up on the beach. Although at certain times large quantities of seaweed are still washed up, it is usually removed before it gets a chance to stink.

Early visitors to the area, from the 1820s onwards, were never able to confirm exactly what "Coogee" meant, or if it in fact related to Coogee Beach. Another name, "Bobroi", was also recalled as the indigenous name for the locality. Some evidence suggests that the word "Coogee" may in fact be the original Aboriginal place name for the next bay to the north, now known as Gordon's Bay.

Coogee was gazetted as a village in 1838, growing slowly until it was connected to the city by electric tram in 1902.

Sport and recreation

Coogee is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions in Australia, the National Rugby League, by the local Rugby league club, the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Rabbitohs have represented the area in the league since 1908.

Transport

There are buses running along Malabar Rd and that is the only transport in the area.

• Route 353 – northbound to Bondi Junction via Coogee, southbound to Eastgardens via Maroubra Junction
• Routes 376 and 377 – northbound to City via Randwick Junction, southbound to Maroubra Beach

Landmarks

Latham Park is a large recreation area that features football fields, cricket pitches, tennis courts and bowls greens. It sits beside Endeavour House, a Department of Defence facility for the Royal Australian Navy. A small shopping strip is located in Malabar Road, close to the boundary of Randwick Cemetery. Another strip of shops sits one kilometre further south along Malabar Road at the corner of Torrington Road,

Lurline Bay is a secluded rocky basin located between Coogee and Maroubra Beaches in suburb of South Coogee.Nestled between weather sculptured headlands, the small bay can only be accessed via the coastal walk from either Seaside Parade to the north or Marine Parade if coming from Maroubra Beach.

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  Jeffrey Sayle Pavilion, Latham Park

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  View from Coastal Walk, looking towards Coogee Beach

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  Randwick Cemetery, Malabar Road

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  St Paul's Anglican Church, Gregory Street