Situated 11 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Bayside Council.

Their initial landfall occurred at Botany Bay on April 29, 1770, during their navigation around Australia aboard the Endeavour.

[3] In the early 1970s, extensive land reclamation took place in Botany Bay, resulting in the creation of a foreshore beach, a golf course, and the substantial container port facilities of Patricks and Hutchison.

[4] Its landscape is dominated by commercial and industrial establishments closely tied to nearby Port Botany, which includes various oil terminals, the Sydenham-Botany Goods Railway, and a substantial chemical facility operated by Orica Limited.

[citation needed] Efforts are underway by Sydney Ports to build two groynes to safeguard the remaining section of the beach.