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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type      = suburb
| name      = Kyle Bay 
| city      = Sydney
| state     = nsw
| image     = KyleBay2.JPG
| caption   = Kyle Bay, view from Merriman Reserve
| alternative_location_map = Australia NSW metro Sydney
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan [[Sydney]]

| coordinates = {{coord|33|59|21|S|151|5|42|E|display=inline,title}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom      = 14
| pop       = 1,039
| pop_year  = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL12235|name=Kyle Bay (State Suburb)|accessdate=14 September 2024|quick=on}}</ref> 
| elevation = 31
| postcode  = 2221
| area      = 
| dist1     = 19
| dir1      = south
| location1 = [[Sydney CBD]]
| lga       = [[Georges River Council]]
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Oatley|Oatley]] 
| fedgov    = [[Division of Banks|Banks]]
| near-n    = [[Connells Point, New South Wales|Connells Point]]
| near-ne   = [[South Hurstville]]
| near-e    = [[Blakehurst, New South Wales|Blakehurst]]
| near-se   = [[Blakehurst, New South Wales|Blakehurst]]
| near-s    = [[Kangaroo Point, New South Wales|Kangaroo Point]]
| near-sw   = [[Oyster Bay, New South Wales|Oyster Bay]]
| near-w    = [[Connells Point, New South Wales|Connells Point]]
| near-nw   = [[Connells Point, New South Wales|Connells Point]]
| est       = 
}}

'''Kyle Bay''' is a [[suburb]] in [[southern Sydney]], in the state of New South Wales, Australia.  Kyle Bay is 19&nbsp;kilometres south of the [[Sydney central business district]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of the [https://www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/Home Georges River Council] and is part of the [[St George, New South Wales|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, New South Wales|Blakehurst]], [[South Hurstville, New South Wales|South Hurstville]] and [[Connells Point, New South Wales|Connells Point]]. [[Kangaroo Point, New South Wales|Kangaroo Point]] sits on the opposite bank of the [[Georges River]]. It is 7&nbsp;km west of [[Botany Bay]] and 12&nbsp;km north-west of the [[Cronulla, New South Wales|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.

== History ==
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.<ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 146</ref> 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.

[[File:KyleBay1.JPG|left|thumb|Bowling club]]
[[File:KyleBay3.JPG|left|thumb|Shops in Kyle Parade]]

== Commercial area ==
A small group of shops is located on Kyle Parade, on the corner of Merriman Street.

==Population==
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}}, there were 1,039 people usually resident in Kyle Bay. 29.9% stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.3%, Greece 2.1%, and North Macedonia 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 58.5% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 9.3%, Cantonese 7.8%, and Mandarin 7.4%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.8%, No Religion 23.2%, [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] 22.2% and [[Anglican]] 8.2%.

== References ==
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{{Sydney Georges River Council suburbs}}
{{Bays of New South Wales |state=autocollapse}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]]
[[Category:Bays of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Georges River Council]]