Cemetery #168054
Waverley Cemetery
0
documented records
≈ 3,200–6,500
approx. capacity (graves)
0.162 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Waverley Cemetery sits on top of the cliffs at Bronte in Sydney's eastern suburbs, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It was built in 1877 and is owned by Waverley Council. The cemetery holds a significant collection of high-quality memorials and monuments, and was gazetted on the State Heritage Register on 28 October 2016.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 33.909092° S, 151.266586° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Saint Jude Anglican Church, Randwick 2.3 km away · Sydney
- Randwick General Cemetery 2.6 km away · Sydney
- Convent of the Sacred Heart Cemetery 5.2 km away · Vaucluse
- South Head General Cemetery 5.8 km away · Sydney
- Pioneer Memorial Park, Matraville 7.7 km away · Matraville
- Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park 8.0 km away · Matraville
- Camperdown - Saint Stephen's Anglican Cemetery 8.2 km away · Newtown
- Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place 9.3 km away · Little Bay
- North Head Third Quarantine Cemetery - Manly 10 km away · Manly
- Saint Thomas Rest Park Cemetery 11 km away · Sydney
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How big is Waverley Cemetery?
Waverley Cemetery covers about 16.2 hectares (162,000 m²), about the same size as Brompton Cemetery in London. It is the 26th largest of the 1,091 cemeteries we list in New South Wales.