Homebush Bay is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of the Sydney central business district.

The bay has a natural and artificial shoreline on the southern side of the Parramatta River between the suburbs of Wentworth Point and Rhodes.

Other contaminants in the bay include phthalates, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT, and heavy metals.

The region is a part of the traditional land of the Wann-gal people who lived in Homebush Bay thousands of years ago and survived on the resources offered by the estuary.

[5] According to local government historian Michael Jones, "Wentworth is popularly credited with having called the area after his 'home in the bush', although Homebush is also a place in Kent.

Union Carbide had manufactured chemicals, including Agent Orange, on the site and dioxins produced as a by product were buried in landfill or left in drums.

This led to the construction of Bicentennial Park, including a program to regenerate some of the mangrove wetlands and saltmarshes which existed around the bay pre-development.

The waterfront residential area was renamed Wentworth Point on 2 October 2009,[11] consistent with the gazetting of the northern part of the peninsula in 1976.

Its history of use for industry and as dumping ground has left the bay heavily contaminated, including with dioxin and other chemicals produced by Union Carbide operations.

The Novotel Hotel features cafes, restaurants and bars with outdoor facilities that cater for special events held at Sydney Olympic Park.

Between 2014 and 2016, during construction, the low bridge was protected by a "maritime exclusion zone", meaning that watercraft was not able to enter or leave Homebush Bay.

Originally designed to service Sydney Olympic Park, the wharf now mainly serves the residents of Wentworth Point.

A light rail line is planned to be constructed on the western shore of the bay, which will connect Olympic Park railway station with the centre of Parramatta, to the west.

For more information see Stadium Australia The Brickpit at Sydney Olympic Park was used as a location for the filming of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.