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Bexley vs Kogarah

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.9 km apart · Bexley profile · Kogarah profile

Bexley Kogarah

Bexley and Kogarah are neighbouring areas with very different housing styles. Bexley has far more separate houses (53.1%) and larger homes, with 64.6% having three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Kogarah is dominated by flats and apartments, and far more people rent there (48.4%). Kogarah also has a much higher share of people born overseas (58.7%) and more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (39.5%).

Both areas have a similar proportion of adults with degrees compared to the national figure, though Kogarah is far above it. They also share very similar typical weekly household incomes, both sitting just under $1,900. While Bexley has a noticeably older population and more people who own their homes outright, Kogarah has seen a higher number of recent overseas arrivals and more people moving into the area in the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 32.1 pts higher in Bexley 3+ bedrooms: 33.7 pts higher in Bexley Renting: 22.2 pts higher in Kogarah Recent movers: 20.8 pts higher in Kogarah Recent arrivals: 17.9 pts higher in Kogarah

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bexleyin Kogarah +3,230 larger in Bexley gap narrowing
19,646 89th pct 16,416 89th pct
Median age in Bexleyin Kogarah +5 yrs older in Bexley gap widening
40 yrs 29th pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Bexleyin Kogarah even gap steady
0.5% 34th pct 0.5% 34th pct
Aged 65+ in Bexleyin Kogarah +6.0 pts higher in Bexley gap widening
19.6% 54th pct 13.6% 27th pct
Under 15 in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.7 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
17.9% 56th pct 15.2% 37th pct
De facto in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.4 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
6.7% 16th pct 9.1% 27th pct

Age structure

26.7% Young adults (25–44) +13.6 pts ▸ 40.3%
24.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.5 pts 19.6%
19.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.0 pts 13.6%
17.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.7 pts 15.2%
11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 11.3%

Marital status

50.2% Married ◂ +1.4 pts 48.9%
31.9% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 36.0%
7.7% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%
6.8% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 4.8%
3.3% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Bexley Kogarah

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bexleyin Kogarah +15.3 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
43.4% 97th pct 58.7% 100th pct

Country of birth

52.7% Australia ◂ +16.4 pts 36.3%
1.2% Nepal +10.0 pts ▸ 11.3%
6.7% China +1.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.9% India +5.1 pts ▸ 6.0%
1.8% Philippines +2.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.7% Italy ◂ +1.0 pts 0.7%
1.5% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%
1.2% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.9% Vietnam even 0.9%
0.3% South Africa even 0.3%

Ancestry

13.8% Chinese +2.7 pts ▸ 16.4%
13.9% Australian ◂ +4.5 pts 9.4%
12.1% English ◂ +1.4 pts 10.6%
9.4% Greek ◂ +2.7 pts 6.7%
1.5% Indian +4.8 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.5% Italian ◂ +2.4 pts 3.1%
2.5% Filipino +2.4 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.3% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%
2.9% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%
1.2% Vietnamese even 1.1%
1.1% German ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Other language in Bexleyin Kogarah +6.8 pts higher in Kogarah gap steady
55.5% 99th pct 62.3% 100th pct
Limited English in Bexleyin Kogarah +1.1 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
9.8% 100th pct 8.7% 98th pct

Language used at home

38.2% English only ◂ +7.8 pts 30.4%
13.2% Arabic ◂ +10.9 pts 2.4%
6.0% Mandarin +1.8 pts ▸ 7.8%
7.1% Greek ◂ +2.3 pts 4.8%
5.1% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 5.3%
0.5% Hindi +1.7 pts ▸ 2.2%
2.1% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%
1.0% Tagalog +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.8% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.9 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
20.2% 10th pct 23.1% 12th pct

Religious affiliation

50.5% Christianity ◂ +11.3 pts 39.3%
20.2% No religion +2.9 pts ▸ 23.1%
2.2% Hinduism +14.6 pts ▸ 16.8%
16.3% Islam ◂ +9.3 pts 7.0%
7.6% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 8.0%
2.7% Buddhism +2.3 pts ▸ 5.0%
0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bexleyin Kogarah +9.4 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
64.1% 86th pct 73.6% 93rd pct
Bachelor+ in Bexleyin Kogarah +13.0 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
26.5% 80th pct 39.5% 92nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.93 more in Kogarah
2.27 33rd pct 3.20 45th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bexleyin Kogarah +20 more in Bexley
69 95th pct 49 92nd pct
Avg size in Bexleyin Kogarah +28 larger in Bexley
462 67th pct 434 63rd pct
ICSEA in Bexleyin Kogarah +4 higher in Kogarah
1,071 85th pct 1,075 86th pct

Highest year of school

64.1% Year 12 +9.4 pts ▸ 73.6%
13.8% Year 10 ◂ +4.7 pts 9.1%
11.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.8 pts 6.3%
3.3% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

Highest qualification level

30.9% Bachelor degree +4.7 pts ▸ 35.6%
18.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.8 pts 11.5%
11.1% Postgraduate degree +6.4 pts ▸ 17.5%
16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.8 pts 15.6%
2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%
1.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

23.5% Management & commerce +3.4 pts ▸ 26.9%
12.3% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 10.0%
8.0% Health +3.4 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.7% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 9.2%
4.9% Information technology +4.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.9% Education ◂ +2.5 pts 4.4%
5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +2.4 pts 2.8%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%
3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%
0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Bexleyin Kogarah +$136 higher in Kogarah gap widening
$735 47th pct $871 69th pct
Household income in Bexleyin Kogarah +$33 higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
$1,870 69th pct $1,903 71st pct
Family income in Bexleyin Kogarah +$15 higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
$2,119 64th pct $2,134 65th pct
High earners in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.1 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
10.6% 63rd pct 10.5% 63rd pct
High-income homes in Bexleyin Kogarah +3.2 pts higher in Bexley gap widening
25.5% 74th pct 22.3% 68th pct

Household income distribution

29.8% $1,500–$2,999 +5.7 pts ▸ 35.6%
24.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 23.6%
14.9% Under $650 ◂ +1.5 pts 13.4%
13.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 10.1%
11.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

Personal income distribution

42.0% Under $650 ◂ +7.1 pts 34.9%
28.5% $650–$1,499 +7.1 pts ▸ 35.6%
17.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 18.6%
3.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bexleyin Kogarah +5.6 pts higher in Bexley
23.3% 24th pct 17.6% 11th pct
Mental health in Bexleyin Kogarah +1.4 pts higher in Bexley
5.8% 29th pct 4.5% 23rd pct
Needs assistance in Bexleyin Kogarah +3.4 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
7.9% 81st pct 4.5% 48th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Other condition ◂ +2.5 pts 6.1%
6.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.9 pts 4.9%
5.8% Mental health ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%
5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 4.0%
5.2% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%
3.9% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.0%
2.6% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%
2.2% Dementia ◂ +1.5 pts 0.7%
0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.9% None +5.5 pts ▸ 74.4%
15.5% One condition ◂ +2.8 pts 12.6%
4.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.5 pts 3.4%
2.9% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.8 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
8.3% 10th pct 7.6% 9th pct
Unpaid carers in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.7 pts higher in Bexley gap widening
11.3% 35th pct 8.6% 18th pct
Unpaid child care in Bexleyin Kogarah +1.8 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
23.6% 41st pct 21.8% 33rd pct
Defence service in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.1 pts higher in Bexley
0.9% 32nd pct 0.8% 31st pct
Housework 15h+ in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.7 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
19.4% 24th pct 16.7% 14th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bexleyin Kogarah +19 larger in Bexley
95 86th pct 76 83rd pct
Median age in Bexleyin Kogarah +7 yrs older in Bexley
36 yrs 74th pct 29 yrs 60th pct
Year 12 in Bexleyin Kogarah +14.2 pts higher in Kogarah
46.5% 64th pct 60.7% 87th pct
Unemployment in Bexleyin Kogarah +16.7 pts higher in Kogarah
0.0% 0th pct 16.7% 76th pct
Median income in Bexleyin Kogarah +$58 higher in Kogarah
$866 71st pct $924 74th pct
Household income in Bexleyin Kogarah +$124 higher in Kogarah
$2,143 67th pct $2,267 72nd pct
Indigenous language in Bexleyin Kogarah +10.8 pts higher in Bexley
20.0% 87th pct 9.2% 74th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.4 larger in Bexley gap widening
2.9 81st pct 2.5 50th pct
One-parent in Bexleyin Kogarah +1.8 pts higher in Bexley gap steady
13.9% 67th pct 12.1% 58th pct
Living alone in Bexleyin Kogarah +5.7 pts higher in Kogarah gap steady
20.7% 39th pct 26.4% 59th pct

Family composition

65.2% Couples with children ◂ +7.9 pts 57.3%
19.7% Couples without children +8.4 pts ▸ 28.1%
13.9% One-parent families ◂ +1.8 pts 12.1%
1.1% Other families +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

Household size

28.0% 2 people +3.0 pts ▸ 31.0%
20.7% 1 person +5.7 pts ▸ 26.4%
19.2% 3 people +0.9 pts ▸ 20.2%
17.7% 4 people ◂ +1.9 pts 15.8%
8.4% 5 people ◂ +3.7 pts 4.6%
6.0% 6 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bexleyin Kogarah +$20 higher in Bexley gap widening
$470 90th pct $450 88th pct
Mortgage in Bexleyin Kogarah +$151 higher in Bexley gap widening
$2,351 86th pct $2,200 81st pct
People / bedroom in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.10 higher in Kogarah gap steady
1.00 89th pct 1.10 93rd pct
Renting in Bexleyin Kogarah +22.2 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
26.1% 73rd pct 48.4% 92nd pct
Owned outright in Bexleyin Kogarah +13.9 pts higher in Bexley gap widening
35.5% 34th pct 21.6% 11th pct
Separate houses in Bexleyin Kogarah +32.1 pts higher in Bexley gap widening
53.1% 9th pct 20.9% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bexleyin Kogarah +33.7 pts higher in Bexley gap widening
64.6% 19th pct 30.9% 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

26.1% Rented +22.2 pts ▸ 48.4%
35.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.9 pts 26.8%
35.5% Owned outright ◂ +13.9 pts 21.6%
1.2% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

20.6% Flat or apartment +50.6 pts ▸ 71.2%
53.1% Separate house ◂ +32.1 pts 20.9%
25.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +18.6 pts 6.9%
0.6% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

30.7% 2 bedrooms +25.4 pts ▸ 56.2%
38.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +15.8 pts 22.3%
18.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +12.1 pts 6.1%
3.1% 1 bedroom +7.9 pts ▸ 11.1%
8.3% 5 or more ◂ +5.8 pts 2.5%
0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

48.7% $350–$549 +13.8 pts ▸ 62.5%
27.5% $550–$749 ◂ +9.3 pts 18.2%
10.5% $200–$349 +1.4 pts ▸ 11.9%
5.3% $750 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 1.8%
3.2% Under $200 ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.1% $1,800–$2,999 +12.4 pts ▸ 41.6%
32.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 22.9%
17.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.8 pts ▸ 18.8%
14.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.2 pts 11.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bexleyin Kogarah +11.4 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
8.5% 86th pct 19.9% 95th pct
Work from home in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.1 pts higher in Bexley gap widening
32.7% 85th pct 30.6% 81st pct
PT commute in Bexleyin Kogarah +7.1 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
4.1% 89th pct 11.2% 100th pct
PT stops in Bexleyin Kogarah +69 more in Bexley
122 90th pct 53 87th pct
Stops/1k in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.98 more in Bexley
6.21 82nd pct 3.23 70th pct
Departures/1k in Bexleyin Kogarah +60.3 more in Kogarah
1,338.1 88th pct 1,398.4 88th pct
PT routes in Bexleyin Kogarah even
12 86th pct 12 86th pct
Stop walk in Bexleyin Kogarah +1 longer in Kogarah
1 0th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Bexleyin Kogarah even
17 14th pct 17 14th pct
Reach 30 min in Bexleyin Kogarah +9,786 more in Kogarah
38,949 86th pct 48,735 87th pct
Reach 45 min in Bexleyin Kogarah +31,062 more in Kogarah
196,231 87th pct 227,293 87th pct
Transit to city in Bexleyin Kogarah +8 longer in Bexley
57 49th pct 49 34th pct

How people get to work

39.2% Car (driver) ◂ +11.5 pts 27.7%
32.7% Worked at home ◂ +2.1 pts 30.6%
3.5% Train +6.8 pts ▸ 10.3%
1.8% Walked +5.1 pts ▸ 6.9%
3.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 2.4%
0.6% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

40.0% 1 vehicle +13.5 pts ▸ 53.6%
34.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.1 pts 20.6%
8.5% No vehicle +11.4 pts ▸ 19.9%
10.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.7 pts 4.1%
6.0% 4 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 1.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bexleyin Kogarah +20.8 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
30.8% 49th pct 51.6% 91st pct
Recent arrivals in Bexleyin Kogarah +17.9 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
7.5% 54th pct 25.4% 91st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bexleyin Kogarah +1.2 pts higher in Kogarah gap steady
5.3% 72nd pct 6.6% 81st pct
Participation in Bexleyin Kogarah +8.5 pts higher in Kogarah gap widening
54.3% 30th pct 62.8% 58th pct
Full-time in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.2 pts higher in Bexley gap narrowing
56.0% 39th pct 55.8% 38th pct

Industries people work in

13.0% Health care & social assistance +6.9 pts ▸ 19.9%
8.5% Professional & technical +2.0 pts ▸ 10.5%
9.6% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 10.4%
8.8% Construction ◂ +3.5 pts 5.3%
8.6% Education & training ◂ +3.4 pts 5.2%
8.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.5 pts 5.8%
5.0% Accommodation & food +2.7 pts ▸ 7.7%
6.8% Finance & insurance even 6.8%
5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%
3.8% Administrative & support +1.4 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 4.0%
3.5% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

25.8% Professionals +3.4 pts ▸ 29.2%
15.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.7 pts 12.1%
12.6% Managers ◂ +2.3 pts 10.3%
8.9% Community & personal service +3.1 pts ▸ 12.1%
11.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.3 pts 10.3%
7.9% Labourers +2.9 pts ▸ 10.9%
8.3% Sales workers even 8.4%
6.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 4.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Bexleyin Kogarah +1.0 higher in Kogarah
7.8 96th pct 8.7 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.4 more in Kogarah
7.5 97th pct 7.9 99th pct
15-min city in Bexleyin Kogarah even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Bexleyin Kogarah +8.5 pts higher in Bexley
100.0% 100th pct 91.5% 95th pct
Walk to transit in Bexleyin Kogarah even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Bexleyin Kogarah +2.3 pts higher in Bexley
99.9% 100th pct 97.6% 98th pct
Walk to a park in Bexleyin Kogarah even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Bexleyin Kogarah +48.3 pts higher in Kogarah
51.7% 84th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Bexleyin Kogarah +1.5 more in Bexley
9.3 40th pct 7.7 36th pct
Intersections/km² in Bexleyin Kogarah +71 higher in Kogarah
204 91st pct 275 94th pct
Mean slope in Bexleyin Kogarah +0.1 pts higher in Kogarah
5.0% 43rd pct 5.1% 43rd pct

Compare Bexley with nearby areas

Bexley North Carlton Bardwell Valley Kogarah Rockdale Bardwell Park Allawah Hurstville

Compare Kogarah with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bexley vs Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10333/bexley/vs/SAL12190/kogarah