Birkenhead Point
Birkenhead Point is a point in Port Jackson, in the suburb of Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia. The area was once largely industrial but it is now the home to Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre, marina and apartment complex.Photo: Smegs07, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre and Snapper Island.
Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre
Shopping center
The Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre is an outlet centre located in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia. As well as including a large number of shops, the centre also includes a marina and apartment complex.
Snapper Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Snapper Island is a 1.65-hectare island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies in the main channel of the western section of the harbour, upstream of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, adjacent to the Sydney suburb of Drummoyne.
Balmain West ferry wharf
Transport stop
Photo: State Transport Regions, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmain West ferry wharf is a ferry wharf located on Iron Cove serving the Sydney suburb of Balmain. As of the 18 August 2025 timetable revision, the wharf is only serviced on weekdays during the morning and afternoon peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbour Islands and Glebe Island.
Harbour Islands
Photo: Coekon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harbour Islands are Sydney's best kept secret. There are several in the harbour that you can visit to explore, for a picnic, or just to take in the history and the view.
Glebe Island
Neighborhood
Glebe Island was a major port facility in Sydney Harbour and, in association with the adjacent White Bay facility, was the primary receiving venue for imported cars and dry bulk goods in the region until 2008.
Glebe Point
Neighborhood
Photo: JohnsonL623, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which Sydney was built. It consists of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers.
Birkenhead Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Australia
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.85487° or 33° 51′ 18″ southLongitude
151.16457° or 151° 9′ 53″ eastOpen location code
4RRH45W7+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 11513501909OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2207779Wikidata ID
Q4916441
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Satellite Map
Discover Birkenhead Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Birkenhead Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Birkenhead Point”
- Romanian: “Birkenhead point, new south wales”
- Romanian: “Birkenhead Point, New South Wales”
- Romanian: “Birkenhead Point, Sydney”
- Romanian: “Birkenhead Point”
- Swedish: “Birkenhead Point”
- Turkish: “Birkenhead Point”
- Turkish: “Birkenhead Yarımadası”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Docks Precinct and Convict Precinct.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dunlop Reserve and Birkenhead Point Marina.
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