Beverley Park, New South Wales

Beverley Park and Kogarah Bay were originally part of the suburb of Kogarah. The area had been originally known as Townson's Bay and then Koggorah. Kogarah and Kogarah Bay were completely separated from each other by the creation of this new suburb. The suburb took its name from the large recreational park, which includes the Beverley Park Golf Course. Sunnyside is a historic sandstone house on the corner of Princes Highway and Lacey Street, which was originally the home of Matthew Carroll, who owned 179 acres on both sides of the swampy headland of Kogarah bay. A Church of England rectory in the 1930s and a private kindergarten and primary school from 1948. It was sold in 1958 and converted into a rooming house until 1993 when it became a private residence again. ==Demographics==

According to the , there were 2,646 people usually resident in Beverley Park. 59.9% of residents stated they were born in Australia; 16.6% of residents stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being China (excluding Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan) 6.8%, Greece 5.2%, Lebanon 1.6%, Egypt 1.6% and North Macedonia 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 48.5% of residents and the next most common languages spoken were Greek 14.3%, Arabic 5.8%, Cantonese 4.3%, Mandarin 4.2%, Mandarin 4.2% and Macedonian 3.0%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.6%, Orthodox 23.7%, No Religion 17.6% and Anglican 5.9%, a further 6.8% of respondents elected not to disclose their religion. ==Sport and recreation==

The St George Leagues Club is located on Princes Highway. Beverley Park Golf Club covers a large percentage of this suburb's area. Image: BeverleyPark2.JPG|Beverley Park Golf Course Image: BeverleyPark.JPG|Sunnyside, Princes Highway ==References==