Kogarah (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 49,885 people were counted in Kogarah (A): of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A) there were 9,237 children aged 0-14 years and 12,379 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), 42,386 people were Australian citizens, 17,192 were born overseas and 455 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), 54.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.7% were separated or divorced, 7.1% were widowed and 29.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), 59.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Kogarah (A) were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 6.1%, Greece 2.8%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.4%, England 2.3% and New Zealand 2.1%.

Of all people counted in Kogarah (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.8%, Anglican 17.4%, Orthodox 13.3%, No Religion 12.1% and Uniting Church 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 8.0%, Cantonese 7.0%, Mandarin 4.0%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 3.6% and Italian 2.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 56.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 24,336 people aged 15 years and over in Kogarah (A) were in the labour force. Of these 64.6% worked full-time, 27.5% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.9% were unemployed. 14,307 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kogarah (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.0%, Health Services 4.2%, Education 3.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), 13,410 families were counted: of these, 32.9% were couple families without children, 51.9% were couple families with children, 13.0% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), 18,148 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Kogarah (A), 62.0% were separate houses, 7.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 28.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), 50.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.3% were being purchased and 24.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 68.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Kogarah (A), 71.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.