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Kogarah vs Strathfield

State Electorate comparison ≈ 8.9 km apart · Kogarah profile · Strathfield profile

Kogarah Strathfield

Strathfield and Kogarah are two large, neighbouring areas in Greater Sydney. Strathfield has a younger population, with a typical resident aged 34 compared to 37 in Kogarah. It is also more highly qualified and wealthier, with 41.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 28.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, both of which are well higher than the figures in Kogarah. While Strathfield has far more walkable amenities per 1,000 residents (18.4 compared to 10.2), Kogarah has a higher share of separate houses and homes owned outright.

Both areas are very similar in the size of their households and the typical monthly mortgage payments they make. They also share a high level of cultural diversity, with both far exceeding the national figure for people using another language at home. Since 2011, several gaps between the two have shifted; for example, the difference in typical age has narrowed from six years to three, and the lead in university qualifications and high weekly earnings has flipped in favour of Strathfield.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 7.7 pts higher in Kogarah Recent movers: 7.5 pts higher in Strathfield Renting: 7.3 pts higher in Strathfield Bachelor+: 7.1 pts higher in Strathfield Recent arrivals: 6.5 pts higher in Strathfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kogarahin Strathfield +8,501 larger in Strathfield gap steady
93,723 89th pct 102,224 91st pct
Median age in Kogarahin Strathfield +3 yrs older in Kogarah gap narrowing
37 yrs 36th pct 34 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Kogarahin Strathfield even gap steady
0.5% 10th pct 0.5% 7th pct
Aged 65+ in Kogarahin Strathfield +2.8 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
16.3% 43rd pct 13.5% 27th pct
Under 15 in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.6 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
15.2% 17th pct 13.6% 11th pct
De facto in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.6 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
6.4% 6th pct 8.0% 12th pct

Age structure

32.6% Young adults (25–44) +3.9 pts ▸ 36.5%
22.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 21.0%
16.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.8 pts 13.5%
13.1% Youth (15–24) +2.4 pts ▸ 15.4%
15.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 13.6%

Marital status

50.6% Married ◂ +4.4 pts 46.2%
34.0% Never married +7.2 pts ▸ 41.2%
7.5% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%
4.9% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%
3.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Kogarah Strathfield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.3 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
55.5% 100th pct 56.8% 100th pct

Country of birth

40.7% Australia ◂ +2.3 pts 38.4%
16.4% China ◂ +3.3 pts 13.1%
8.6% Nepal ◂ +1.6 pts 7.0%
1.8% India +5.3 pts ▸ 7.1%
1.0% Vietnam +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.2% Philippines ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%
0.9% Italy +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%
0.8% England +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

Ancestry

29.6% Chinese ◂ +3.8 pts 25.8%
10.2% English +0.5 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.0% Australian ◂ +0.1 pts 10.0%
7.4% Greek ◂ +4.8 pts 2.6%
2.4% Indian +4.6 pts ▸ 7.0%
3.7% Italian +2.6 pts ▸ 6.3%
3.2% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.2% Vietnamese +1.6 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.8% Filipino ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%
2.2% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.9% German +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Other language in Kogarahin Strathfield +3.2 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
64.7% 100th pct 61.5% 99th pct
Limited English in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.4 pts higher in Kogarah gap steady
13.2% 100th pct 11.7% 97th pct

Language used at home

30.0% English only +3.1 pts ▸ 33.1%
14.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 14.1%
10.7% Cantonese ◂ +3.7 pts 7.0%
5.4% Greek ◂ +3.7 pts 1.7%
5.3% Arabic ◂ +1.7 pts 3.6%
1.2% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.9% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.8% Hindi +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

No religion in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.9 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
29.4% 13th pct 30.3% 14th pct

Religious affiliation

40.4% Christianity ◂ +2.2 pts 38.2%
29.4% No religion +0.9 pts ▸ 30.3%
9.8% Hinduism +4.4 pts ▸ 14.3%
7.5% Islam ◂ +4.2 pts 3.2%
5.8% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%
6.5% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 6.6%
0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Kogarahin Strathfield +5.2 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
71.6% 82nd pct 76.8% 91st pct
Bachelor+ in Kogarahin Strathfield +7.1 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
34.3% 77th pct 41.4% 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.10 more in Kogarah
2.03 57th pct 1.94 51st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Kogarahin Strathfield +2 more in Kogarah
29 75th pct 27 71st pct
Students in Kogarahin Strathfield +802 more in Strathfield
16,281 87th pct 17,083 88th pct
Avg size in Kogarahin Strathfield +51 larger in Strathfield
581 68th pct 633 75th pct
ICSEA in Kogarahin Strathfield +26 higher in Strathfield
1,087 79th pct 1,113 88th pct

Highest year of school

71.6% Year 12 +5.2 pts ▸ 76.8%
10.2% Year 10 ◂ +2.8 pts 7.4%
9.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%
2.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Highest qualification level

35.2% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 38.4%
15.9% Postgraduate degree +2.6 pts ▸ 18.5%
16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 15.0%
13.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.3 pts 10.1%
2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

28.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 26.5%
11.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.9 pts 10.3%
9.7% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%
9.3% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 9.7%
8.2% Information technology +1.3 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.3% Education even 5.3%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%
3.5% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%
0.6% Agriculture & environment even 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Kogarahin Strathfield +$87 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
$738 33rd pct $825 58th pct
Household income in Kogarahin Strathfield +$169 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
$1,851 60th pct $2,020 72nd pct
Family income in Kogarahin Strathfield +$240 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
$2,004 45th pct $2,244 64th pct
High earners in Kogarahin Strathfield +3.8 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
9.6% 43rd pct 13.4% 65th pct
High-income homes in Kogarahin Strathfield +4.5 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
23.6% 63rd pct 28.1% 76th pct

Household income distribution

31.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 30.3%
24.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 21.9%
12.4% $4,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 16.4%
15.2% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 13.8%
11.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

Personal income distribution

42.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 38.4%
32.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.8 pts 31.6%
15.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 18.1%
3.2% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.8 pts higher in Kogarah
19.0% 6th pct 18.2% 5th pct
Mental health in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.3 pts higher in Strathfield
4.4% 5th pct 4.6% 7th pct
Needs assistance in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.1 pts higher in Kogarah gap steady
5.7% 52nd pct 4.6% 28th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Other condition ◂ +0.5 pts 6.4%
5.4% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%
4.4% Asthma +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.4% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%
3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%
2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%
0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%
0.8% Lung condition even 0.7%
0.7% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.4% None +0.5 pts ▸ 75.0%
13.4% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 13.2%
3.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%
1.8% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Kogarahin Strathfield +2.1 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
7.8% 6th pct 9.9% 14th pct
Unpaid carers in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.8 pts higher in Kogarah gap steady
10.1% 19th pct 9.3% 12th pct
Unpaid child care in Kogarahin Strathfield +2.2 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
21.7% 14th pct 19.6% 10th pct
Defence service in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.4 pts higher in Strathfield
0.7% 1st pct 1.1% 7th pct
Housework 15h+ in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.4 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
18.9% 29th pct 17.4% 18th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.1 larger in Kogarah gap steady
2.8 79th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.9 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
13.6% 48th pct 11.7% 25th pct
Living alone in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.2 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
21.1% 25th pct 22.3% 31st pct

Family composition

59.8% Couples with children ◂ +1.0 pts 58.7%
24.7% Couples without children +2.3 pts ▸ 27.0%
13.6% One-parent families ◂ +1.9 pts 11.7%
2.0% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

Household size

29.1% 2 people +2.0 pts ▸ 31.1%
21.1% 1 person +1.2 pts ▸ 22.3%
20.4% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 19.9%
17.6% 4 people ◂ +1.0 pts 16.6%
7.3% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%
4.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 3.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kogarahin Strathfield +$10 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
$460 87th pct $470 88th pct
Mortgage in Kogarahin Strathfield +$169 higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
$2,214 82nd pct $2,383 88th pct
People / bedroom in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.10 higher in Strathfield gap steady
1.00 93rd pct 1.10 100th pct
Renting in Kogarahin Strathfield +7.3 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
39.0% 79th pct 46.3% 89th pct
Owned outright in Kogarahin Strathfield +5.3 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
29.4% 43rd pct 24.1% 21st pct
Separate houses in Kogarahin Strathfield +7.7 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
42.1% 10th pct 34.3% 7th pct
3+ bedrooms in Kogarahin Strathfield +6.4 pts higher in Kogarah gap narrowing
52.5% 10th pct 46.1% 6th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.0% Rented +7.3 pts ▸ 46.3%
29.4% Owned outright ◂ +5.3 pts 24.1%
28.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.1 pts 26.2%
1.7% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.5% Not stated even 1.5%

Types of homes

45.9% Flat or apartment +7.9 pts ▸ 53.8%
42.1% Separate house ◂ +7.7 pts 34.3%
11.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.3 pts 10.8%
0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

38.9% 2 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 41.5%
31.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.6 pts 24.8%
13.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.6 pts 12.9%
6.7% 1 bedroom +3.2 pts ▸ 9.9%
7.7% 5 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 8.5%
0.4% Studio / none +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

56.7% $350–$549 ◂ +5.4 pts 51.4%
20.7% $550–$749 +1.9 pts ▸ 22.6%
10.0% $200–$349 +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
5.7% Under $200 +0.9 pts ▸ 6.6%
3.5% $750 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.3% $1,800–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 33.7%
29.7% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 33.3%
16.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.3 pts 14.6%
13.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.8 pts 10.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Kogarahin Strathfield +2.3 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
15.9% 92nd pct 18.2% 94th pct
Work from home in Kogarahin Strathfield +5.1 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
31.8% 86th pct 37.0% 89th pct
PT commute in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.3 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
9.8% 99th pct 10.1% 100th pct
PT stops in Kogarahin Strathfield +80 more in Kogarah
462 86th pct 382 77th pct
Stops/1k in Kogarahin Strathfield +1.19 more in Kogarah
4.93 57th pct 3.74 31st pct
Departures/1k in Kogarahin Strathfield +354.9 more in Strathfield
1,571.2 72nd pct 1,926.2 83rd pct
PT routes in Kogarahin Strathfield +19 more in Strathfield
39 75th pct 58 86th pct

How people get to work

31.8% Worked at home +5.1 pts ▸ 37.0%
30.2% Car (driver) ◂ +2.4 pts 27.8%
8.9% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 9.0%
3.4% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%
2.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%
0.9% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

45.4% 1 vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 45.8%
27.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.5 pts 25.5%
15.9% No vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 18.2%
8.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 7.0%
3.7% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Kogarahin Strathfield +7.5 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
41.3% 62nd pct 48.8% 87th pct
Recent arrivals in Kogarahin Strathfield +6.5 pts higher in Strathfield gap steady
19.8% 82nd pct 26.3% 93rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.2 pts higher in Strathfield gap narrowing
6.2% 78th pct 6.4% 81st pct
Participation in Kogarahin Strathfield +3.6 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
57.4% 28th pct 61.0% 47th pct
Full-time in Kogarahin Strathfield +2.4 pts higher in Strathfield gap widening
52.5% 9th pct 54.9% 20th pct

Industries people work in

16.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.1 pts 15.0%
9.1% Professional & technical +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.8% Retail trade ◂ +1.4 pts 9.4%
7.0% Finance & insurance +0.7 pts ▸ 7.7%
7.5% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 7.7%
6.5% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.1 pts 4.4%
6.2% Construction even 6.2%
4.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%
4.3% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 4.9%
4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%
2.9% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

26.3% Professionals +5.9 pts ▸ 32.2%
13.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 13.2%
11.0% Managers +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%
11.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 9.4%
10.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.4 pts 9.3%
10.1% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 8.9%
9.3% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.2%
5.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.5 higher in Kogarah
8.7 95th pct 8.2 90th pct
Types ≤15 min in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.3 more in Kogarah
7.9 98th pct 7.6 90th pct
15-min city in Kogarahin Strathfield +3.1 pts higher in Kogarah
100.0% 100th pct 96.9% 87th pct
Walk to shops in Kogarahin Strathfield +4.4 pts higher in Kogarah
99.9% 100th pct 95.5% 90th pct
Walk to transit in Kogarahin Strathfield +7.7 pts higher in Kogarah
99.8% 89th pct 92.0% 55th pct
Walk to school in Kogarahin Strathfield +4.9 pts higher in Kogarah
99.9% 100th pct 95.0% 85th pct
Walk to a park in Kogarahin Strathfield even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 92nd pct
Walk to health in Kogarahin Strathfield +9.2 pts higher in Kogarah
91.4% 91st pct 82.2% 82nd pct
Amenities/1k in Kogarahin Strathfield +8.2 more in Strathfield
10.2 12th pct 18.4 74th pct
Intersections/km² in Kogarahin Strathfield +76 higher in Strathfield
232 81st pct 308 89th pct
Mean slope in Kogarahin Strathfield +0.9 pts higher in Kogarah
5.9% 60th pct 4.9% 41st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kogarah vs Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10040/kogarah/vs/SED10077/strathfield