93,723 ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 73,975
- 2016: 91,951
- 2021: 93,723
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kogarah · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Kogarah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 93,000 people now call Kogarah home, making it one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The community has grown by 27% since 2011 and has become a little younger, with the typical resident now aged 37.
93,723
▲ +26.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kogarah — higher than 89% of areas.
| Kogarah | 93,723 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 19,748 people between 2011 and 2021. This shift has seen the typical age drop by 3 years, making the area a little younger than the national figure.
37 yrs ▼ -7.5%
Younger than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 32.6%. Meanwhile, children under 15 now make up 15.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure and fell 4.9 points since 2011.
16.3% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kogarah, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the population, which is a little below the state average. Those in de facto relationships account for 6.4%, a figure well below both the state and national levels.
0.5% ▲ +173.8%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▲ +61.3%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kogarah, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10040/kogarah/topic/demographics-identity