Rose Bay is a district of the Australian port city of Sydney . Due to its location on Port Jackson , it is a popular residential and tourist destination. Rose Bay belongs to the districts of Woollahra and Waverley and has about 10,000 inhabitants (as of 2016). The easiest way to get there is by bus or ferry from Circular Quay . There are also ferries from Darling Harbor to Manly via Circular Quay and back to the city center via Rose Bay. Rose Bay start Seaplanes for sightseeing flights over Sydney. There are two Christian private schools: Kambala, a boarding school for girls, and Kincoppal, a mixed school for juniors and a girls' school for seniors.