Kogarah Bay

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,022 people in Kogarah Bay. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Kogarah Bay was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.6% of the population.

Of people in Kogarah Bay aged 15 years and over, 56.7% were married and 7.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Kogarah Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Kogarah Bay 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 23.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Kogarah Bay, 17.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kogarah Bay were Greek 15.4%, English 14.2%, Australian 13.0%, Chinese 8.8% and Italian 6.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Kogarah Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Kogarah Bay, 66.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.9%, Greece 4.0%, Egypt 2.5%, Italy 1.9% and England 1.6%.

In Kogarah Bay, 29.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 53.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Kogarah Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 35.1%, Greece 10.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.5%, Egypt 5.1% and Italy 4.8%.

In Kogarah Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 37.5%, Greece 10.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.6%, Lebanon 4.8% and Italy 4.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Kogarah Bay were Catholic 25.7%, Eastern Orthodox 24.2%, No Religion, so described 14.1%, Anglican 8.2% and Not stated 8.1%. In Kogarah Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Kogarah Bay 50.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 14.0%, Arabic 6.9%, Cantonese 5.2%, Italian 4.2% and Mandarin 4.0%.

Employment

There were 995 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kogarah Bay. Of these 61.7% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 4.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Kogarah Bay, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Kogarah Bay included Professionals 26.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.7%, Managers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Kogarah Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Banking 3.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%, Accounting Services 3.0%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kogarah Bay was $702.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Kogarah Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.0%, Train 8.5%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Worked at home 3.7% and Train, bus 3.1%. On the day, 16.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kogarah Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 14.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Kogarah Bay, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kogarah Bay, 52.7% were couple families with children, 30.5% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

In Kogarah Bay, 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Kogarah Bay, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 1.7% had both employed part-time and 26.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kogarah Bay, 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kogarah Bay, 95.7% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Kogarah Bay, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Kogarah Bay, 45.1% were owned outright, 40.5% were owned with a mortgage and 12.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Kogarah Bay, of all households, 84.8% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Kogarah Bay, 13.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Kogarah Bay, 23.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Kogarah Bay, 86.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Kogarah Bay, 43.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.5% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Kogarah Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,249.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Kogarah Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)