Caringbah is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire.

[2] The suburb was originally called Highfield, but it is unclear whether this was a position description or whether it was named after an early resident.

Another small group of shops is located even further south, close to the border of Lilli Pilli.

President Avenue and The Kingsway both run from Sutherland via Miranda in the west, to the popular beachside suburb of Cronulla in the east.

Caringbah railway station is on the Cronulla branch of the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line T4 on the Sydney Trains network.