# Blakehurst > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blakehurst > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blakehurst.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakehurst > Source revision: 1348606861 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Suburb in New South Wales, Australia Blakehurst Suburb Blakehurst marina Blakehurst Location in metropolitan Sydney Interactive map of Blakehurst Coordinates: 33°59′23″S 151°6′35″E / 33.98972°S 151.10972°E / -33.98972; 151.10972 Country Australia State New South Wales City Sydney LGA Georges River Council Location 18 km (11 mi) south of Sydney CBD Government • State electorates Oatley Kogarah • Federal divisions Banks Barton Elevation 20 m (66 ft) Population • Total 6,652 (2021 census)[2] Postcode 2221 Suburbs around Blakehurst South Hurstville Carlton Kogarah Bay Connells Point Blakehurst Carss Park Kyle Bay Sylvania Sans Souci **Blakehurst** is a [suburb](/source/Suburb) in [southern Sydney](/source/Southern_Sydney), in the state of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia) 18 kilometres south of the [Sydney central business district](/source/Sydney_central_business_district), in the [local government area](/source/Local_government_in_Australia) of the [Georges River Council](/source/Georges_River_Council). It is part of the [St George](/source/St_George%2C_New_South_Wales) area. Blakehurst is connected to [Sylvania](/source/Sylvania%2C_New_South_Wales), in the [Sutherland Shire](/source/Sutherland_Shire), to the south, by [Tom Uglys Bridge](/source/Tom_Uglys_Bridge) over the [Georges River](/source/Georges_River). Tom Uglys Point is the southernmost part. The eastern border runs along [Kogarah Bay](/source/Kogarah_Bay) and the western border runs along Kyle Bay. ## History Blakehurst was named after William Blake, road assessor and postmaster for [Cooks River](/source/Cooks_River) in 1863. Blake ran a small farm in this area that was originally part of a land grant of 75 acres (300,000 m2) to [Robert Townson](/source/Robert_Townson_(natural_historian)) in 1808.[3] A punt was established in 1864 at Tom Uglys Point or Punt Point. A few tales have been told about the origin of the name possibly being mispronunciation by local Aborigines of the names of two locals, Tom Huxley or Tom Woguly. However, it is now believed that it was named after an Aboriginal man from the south coast called 'Towwaa' or Toweiry', who later lived and died at the point. His nickname was Tom Ugly.[4] Tom Uglys Bridge was originally known as Georges River Bridge when it first opened in 1929. The second crossing at this location was opened in 1987. ## Heritage listings Blakehurst has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: - 9 Stuart Crescent: [Thurlow House](/source/Thurlow_House)[5] ## Commercial area Princes Highway intersection with King Georges Road Bald Face Public School A small shopping strip is located on the [Princes Highway](/source/Princes_Highway) near the intersection with King Georges Road. Commercial developments also extend north along these two main roads. A bus service runs between [Hurstville](/source/Hurstville%2C_New_South_Wales) and [Miranda](/source/Miranda%2C_New_South_Wales) via Blakehurst and Sylvania. Tom Uglys Point features a couple of small reserves, fishing spots, a marina, seafood restaurants and a number of take-away seafood shops. ## Transportation The [Princes Highway](/source/Princes_Highway) is the main road passing through Blakehurst. The nearest railway station is in nearby [Hurstville](/source/Hurstville%2C_New_South_Wales).[6] Blakehurst is served by 3 bus routes (959, 970 and 971)[7] taking commuters to the nearby Southgate shopping centre in the suburb of [Sylvania](/source/Sylvania%2C_New_South_Wales), and these routes take commuters to Hurstville and [Miranda](/source/Miranda%2C_New_South_Wales) . ## Schools There are both public and catholic schools in Blakehurst. Mater Dei Primary School is a Catholic-run primary school. [Blakehurst High School](/source/Blakehurst_High_School), Blakehust Public School and Bald Face Public School are public schools. ## Sport and recreation Blakehurst has many sporting teams including the [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) team, The Blakehurst Blues. Past famous players and locals include ex-Wallaby star Phil Kearns and current Waikato forward Toby Lind. Kogarah Bay Sailing Club and marina is located on Princes Highway. ## Demographics View from Shipwrights Bay According to the [2021 census](/source/2021_Australian_census), there were 6,652 people usually resident in Blakehurst. 63.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 8.6%, Greece 2.9%, Hong Kong 2.4% and Lebanon 2.0%. 49.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 11.9%, Mandarin 8.1%, Cantonese 7.8%, Arabic 5.4% and Macedonian 2.3%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Eastern Orthodox 22.9%, Catholic 21.9%, No Religion 21.8% and Anglican 7.5%.[2] ## Notable people - [Billy Wilson](/source/Billy_Wilson_(Australian_rugby_league)), rugby league player ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Blakehurst (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL10402). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-abs2021_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-abs2021_2-1) [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Blakehurst (State suburb)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL10402). *2021 Census QuickStats*. Retrieved 5 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *The Book of Sydney Suburbs*, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-207-14495-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-207-14495-8) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Eora: Mapping Aboriginal Sydney (1770–1850) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nswshr-1980_5-0)** ["Thurlow House"](https://www.hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au/App/Item/ViewItem?itemId=5062749). *[New South Wales State Heritage Register](/source/New_South_Wales_State_Heritage_Register)*. [Department of Planning & Environment](/source/Department_of_Planning_%26_Environment). H01980. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) [licence](http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/help/copyright-disclaimer.htm). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Lucaspbr (13 April 2026). ["Blakehurst Suburb Review & Profile"](https://www.inthesuburbs.com.au/suburb/blakehurst-nsw-2221.html). *Inthesuburbs.com.au*. Retrieved 13 April 2026.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: url-status ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. ["Bus network and operator maps"](https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/bus/bus-network-operator-maps). *transportnsw.info*. Retrieved 2 August 2025. ## External links - Alison Grellis (2008). ["Blakehurst"](https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/blakehurst). *[Dictionary of Sydney](/source/Dictionary_of_Sydney)*. Retrieved 25 September 2015. [CC-By-SA] v t e Suburbs and localities within Georges River Council, Sydney Allawah Beverley Park Beverly Hills Blakehurst Carlton Carss Park Connells Point Hurstville Hurstville Grove Kingsgrove Kogarah Kogarah Bay Kyle Bay Lugarno Mortdale Narwee Oatley Peakhurst Peakhurst Heights Penshurst Ramsgate Riverwood Sans Souci South Hurstville List of Sydney suburbs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Blakehurst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakehurst) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakehurst?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.