Rushcutters Bay is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, postcode 2011. It is just 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Sydney.
The area was first known as ‘Rush Cutting Bay’ because the swampy land was covered in tall rushes used by early settlers for thatching houses. In 1878, 6 acres (24,000 m2) were reserved for recreation; and, after reclamation work was completed, Rushcutters Bay Park was created.