32.8% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kogarah Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kogarah Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of residents in Kogarah Bay were born overseas, reflecting a population that has grown more internationally diverse over the last decade. This mix is most visible in the area's strong Greek and Chinese heritage, which together make up nearly 30% of the community's ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Greek at 18.9% and Australian at 15.4%. English (14.2%), Chinese (10.8%) and Italian (9.2%) heritage also represent significant portions of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.8% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the New South Wales average of 29.3%. While 64.3% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China, Italy and England.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kogarah Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12191/kogarah-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage