157,874
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Kogarah - Rockdale · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Fewer than 12% of similar areas have a larger population than Kogarah - Rockdale, which has grown to 157,874 people. This region is expanding faster than both the state and national averages.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 7.7% since 2021, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales average of 6.1%.
157,874
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
7.7%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Kogarah - Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11904/kogarah-rockdale/topic/economy-advantage