Dolls Point is a small

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

southern Sydney Southern Sydney is the southern metropolitan area of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Southern Sydney includes the suburbs in the local government areas of Georges River Council and part of Bayside Council (collectively known ...

, in the state of

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. Dolls Point is located 17 km south of the

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and is part of the

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area. Dolls Point is in the

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of the

Bayside Council Bayside Council is a local government in New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Sydney, around part of Botany Bay, to south of the CBD. It includes suburbs of South Sydney and the St George area separated by the Cooks River. It compris ...

History

Dolls Point was originally a deserted landscape, which was considered uninhabitable. The origins of the name are unclear but legend has it that it was named for an escaped convict who took shelter in the dire landscape to hide from the authorities. The area between

Cooks River The Cooks River, a semi-mature tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, is a tributary of Botany Bay, located in south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The course of the long urban waterway has been altered to accommodate various deve ...

and

Georges River The Georges River, also known as Tucoerah River, is an intermediate tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, located to the south and west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The river travels for approximately in a north and then easterly ...

was originally known as Seven Mile Beach. It was changed to

Lady Robinsons Beach Lady Robinsons Beach is the stretch of beach between the mouth of the Cooks River and the mouth of Georges River on the western shore of Botany Bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Originally known as ''Seven Mile Beach'', it was renamed ...

in 1874 to honour the wife of Governor Sir Hercules Robinson. Cook Park is named after Samuel Cook who advocated it as a public pleasure area. Historic Primrose House became the Royal South Sydney Community Health Centre.

Geography

Dolls Point takes its name from the geographical formation on

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. Cook Park runs along the eastern border and the beach stretches from Dolls Point to Sandringham Bay. Dolls Point is a quiet residential suburb that has managed to maintain an uncluttered landscape. Its village feel makes it a family friendly neighbourhood. It is home to fine sailing, water views and abundant parkland.

Dolls Point beach

One of the main attractions is ''Doll Point Beach'', which has the whitest sand in Sydney.

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and

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are popular activities in the beach. The beach sets out at the rock

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and continues to the southwest for 550 metres past a seawall and a small tidal pool to a western deviation in the sandy shore at a groyne in front of a sailing club in

. The beach is fairly precipitous and reflective, which is opposite of the deep 1 km wide

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Towra Point The Towra Point Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in Sutherland Shire, southern Sydney, New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve is situated on the southern shores of Botany Bay at Kurnell, within the Suthe ...

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Commercial area

A small group of shops, along with the Sans Souci Library, are located at the intersection of Clareville Avenue and Russell Avenue, on the border with Sans Souci and Sandringham.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 1,661 residents in Dolls Point. 62.3% of people were born in Australia. 56.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek at 12.6%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.1%, Eastern Orthodox 20.0%, No Religion 17.1% and Anglican 10.3%.

Gallery

Shops at Dolls Point.jpg, Clareville Avenue, Dolls Point File:Primrose House, 190 Russell Avenue, Dolls Point, New South Wales (2010-11-28) 01.jpg, Primrose House File:14 Malua Street, Dolls Point, New South Wales (2010-11-28).jpg, Malua Street File:Dolls Point Beach - Peter Despina Reserve Beach.JPG, Dolls Point Beach - Peter Despina Reserve/Beach Dolls Point, Sydney.jpg, Cook Park Dollspointbeach.png, Dolls Point Beach

References

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{{Sydney Rockdale suburbs Suburbs of Sydney Botany Bay Bayside Council