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Neutral Bay is a harbourside neighbourhood in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia’s Lower North Shore. Neutral Bay is located around 1.5 kilometres north of Sydney’s central business district, within the jurisdiction of North Sydney Council.

Neutral Bay derives its name from Sydney Harbour’s bay. Of 2010, Kurraba Point, originally a hamlet in Neutral Bay, was named a distinct suburb with its own postcode of 2089. North Sydney, Cammeray, Milsons Point, Cremorne, and Cremorne Point are neighbouring suburbs.

Neutral Bay Junction, the primary shopping district of Neutral Bay, is located along Military Route, the main road that connects Neutral Bay, Cremorne, and Mosman. It has an abundance of high-quality shops, restaurants, and cafes. The Big Bear retail centre is a shopping mall including a supermarket and convenience stores. The North Sydney Bus Depot of Sydney Buses is located behind the Big Bear.

The Oaks Hotel is a popular and well-known establishment located at the intersection of Military Road and Ben Boyd Road. Since 1885, it has been a popular meeting area in Sydney. The Oaks Hotel has a number of restaurants, pubs, function rooms, and a beer garden, with an old oak tree serving as the major attraction.
At the 2016 census, 39.2% of employed people took public transportation and 36.6% drove to work (either as driver or as passenger).

The Neutral Bay port is located at the end of Hayes Street and is served by both public and private Inner Harbour boat services.
Along the western edge of Neutral Bay, the Warringah Freeway provides access to the Sydney Central Business District and Chatswood. Due to the significant traffic congestion on Military Road, the road has been a prominent topic in municipal elections.

The name “Neutral Bay” dates back to the early colonial period of Australia, when distinct bays of Sydney Harbour were allocated for different types of entering vessels. This bay was where all foreign ships docked, therefore the term neutral.
The indigenous name for the region was “Wirra-birra.” In 1789, shortly after the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney, Governor Arthur Phillip designated this bay as a neutral port where foreign ships might anchor and resupply. Neutral Bay was sufficiently distant from Sydney Cove to deter prisoners from fleeing on these vessels and to keep potential enemy ships away from the main settlement.

Neutral Bay and Cremorne were developing as “alternative society suburbs” at the turn of the 20th century, populated by individuals attracted to the period’s popular Arts and Crafts building style. This style was an attempt to move away from mass production and provide a “personal touch” to homes. Exemplary examples quickly appeared in the region. 1914 saw the construction of Bertha James Waterhouse’s Brent Knowle at Shellcove Road (now a portion of Kurraba Point). It has a state heritage listing and affected home architecture in the area for at least the next fifteen years.