Coogee Off Market Property
Just 8kms from Sydney CBD, Coogee is one of Sydney’s favourite Beachside suburbs
Not to be confused with Coogee, Western Australia, Sydney’s popular beachside suburb of Coogee is part of the Sydney Eastern Suburbs region and is famous for it’s safe family-friendly beach conditions. History Coogee is said to have been named after the local indigenous word koojah, which means ‘smelly place’, as there was originally a lot of kelp swept in around the beach, giving off a distinct constant odour that the original custodians did not appreciate. Coogee was gazetted as a village in 1838 and the first school built some 30 years later, which was then converted into the Coogee Bay Hotel 10 years later. In 1887, Coogee Palace Aquarium and the swimming baths were constructed, making it popular with locals and visitors to the area. Some forty years later the Coogee Pleasure Pier was established that had a theatre, ballroom and restaurant, however was demolished less than 10 years later, however just recently life guards discovered remains of the pier 50 metres from the shore. The popularity of Coogee grew rapidly with the introduction of the electric tram in 1902, connecting the township directly with the City of Sydney, allowing city folk to spend their weekends at one of Sydney’s most popular beaches. A few years later the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club was founded, and notably attributed to Australia’s first mass surf rescue, shark attack and night surf carnival. The Coogee Mansions Coogee is home to some of Sydney’s most notable mansions, including Maidstone, built in the early 1890’s which stands in Walthham Street, which the Catholic Church now own, and also Ocean View, which is a two-storey Federation style mansion in Alison Road which is currently undergoing major renovations. Coogee Demographics Coogee’s population is currently around 14,500 residents, of which the majority are aged between 25 – 39 years of age.
