Carss Park is a southern Sydney suburb located 17 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. Carss Park is picturesque beautiful suburb around Carss Point, overlooking Kogarah Bay and the Georges River. The area was originally purchased from the Crown on 22 January 1854. It changed owners several times before being acquired in 1863 by William Carss, a cabinet-maker, who called his property Carss Bush.
In 1921 the Blakehurst Progress Association attempted to secure Carss Bush for a public park and Kogarah council was able to buy the land. Carss Park has several recreation facilities, for example, the Olympic Swimming Pool, Freshwater Baths, a bicycle track and football fields. Parks in the suburb are Carss Bush Park, Carss Park, Todd Park, Parkside Drive Reserve and Fraser Park.