Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,810,000
Up 1.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.32m
- 3 bed
- $1.68m
- 4 bed
- $2.08m
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The quick read on
Kogarah
NSW 2217 · Bayside (NSW)
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,810,000
- Median unit
- $720,000
- Population
- 16,416
- Postcode
- 2217
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ABS 2021
Kogarah, New South Wales
Property market insights for Kogarah
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kogarah NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 79 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
Up 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kogarah, NSW is currently $1,810,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kogarah has a 12-month growth rate of 1.7% for houses and 0.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,320,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,680,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,080,000 in Kogarah.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kogarah is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kogarah is $720,000, which has increased 0.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $608,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $750,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $968,000 in Kogarah. The median rent for units and apartments in Kogarah is $700 per week and has increased 3.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kogarah safe?
The overall rate for Kogarah is 3,022 offences per 100,000 residents — 12% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Kogarah.
Overall crime rate
3,022
offences per 100,000 residents
12% belowGreater Sydney
KogarahGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Kogarah?
Kogarah NSW 2217 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
16,416 people call Kogarah home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,903 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 16,416
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $450 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.2%Below
15–3434.5%Above
35–5427.7%In line
55–7415.2%Below
75 and over7.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses20.9%Below
Townhouses6.9%Below
Apartments71.2%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright22.3%Below
Paying a mortgage27.7%Below
Renting50.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car19.9%Above
One car53.6%Above
Two cars20.6%Below
Three or more6.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home30.6%Below
Drove to work27.7%Below
Train, tram or bus11.2%Above
Walked or cycled7.0%Above
What stands out in Kogarah
30.6% of workers in Kogarah worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Sydney.
8.2% of Kogarah residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
22.7% of people in Kogarah described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kogarah
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kogarah NSW 2217.
Is Kogarah family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.2% of Kogarah's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
4,252 family households lived in Kogarah; 44.4% were couple families and 13.6% were one-parent families.
37.7% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kogarah?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kogarah had 16,416 residents at the 2021 Census.
40.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
22.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kogarah?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 20.9% of occupied private dwellings in Kogarah.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 71.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kogarah?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
22.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
27.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
50.0% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Kogarah?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kogarah had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 31.0%, while 22.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kogarah?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
30.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
27.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
11.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kogarah?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
19.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 53.6% of the total.
26.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kogarah, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
44.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 55.5% reported a different address.
58.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Kogarah?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
30.4% of residents used only English at home.
62.3% used a language other than English at home.
7.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 5.3% spoke Cantonese and 2.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kogarah residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
58.7% of Kogarah's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 41.3% was born in Australia.
8.2% of residents were born in China.
6.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 65.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kogarah?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 10.6% of ancestry responses in Kogarah.
Australian ancestry made up 9.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 16.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kogarah?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Sydney.
Managers accounted for 10.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.9% of workers, and education and training employed 5.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kogarah?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.8%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
32.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.6%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kogarah show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
70.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
4.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.5% reported asthma, 4.9% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kogarah?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
35.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kogarah?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,903 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $450 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kogarah compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 30.6% in Kogarah, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 22.3% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 50.0% in Kogarah, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Kogarah
Is Kogarah expensive?
The median house price is $1,810,000, while units and apartments sit at $720,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kogarah good for families?
The Census counted 4,252 local families, and 15.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Kogarah?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,320,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Kogarah
86 streets in Kogarah
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Annette Ave
- Austral St
- Bank Ln
- Barton St
- Baxter Ave
- Beach St
- Belgrave St
- Bellevue St
- Blake St
- Bowns Rd
- Cadia St
- Catherine St
- Chapel St
- Civic Ave
- Cross St
- Dalley St
- Derby St
- English St
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- Ercildoune Ave
- Fairway Ave
- Ferry St
- French Ln
- French St
- Garden St
- Garrigarrang Ave
- Gladstone St
- Gray Ln
- Gray St
- Green Ln
- Green St
- Guinea St
- Harrow Rd
- High St
- Hillpine Ave
- Hill St
- Hogben St
- Irene St
- Kensington St
- King St
- Kitchener St
- Lachal Ave
- Madrers Ave
- Margaret St
- Marshall St
- Midjuburi Ln
- Montgomery Street
- Moorefield Ave
- Oakdale Ave
- Ocean St
- O'Keefes Ln
- Paine St
- Palmerston Street
- Park St
- Phillips Rd
- Post Office Ln
- Premier St
- President Ave
- Princes Hwy
- Production Ave
- Queens Ave
- Queen Victoria St
- Railway Pde
- Railway St
- Regent St
- Robertson St
- Rocky Point Rd
- Scott St
- Shaw St
- Short St
- South St
- Stanley St
- Station St
- Stuart St
- Sunbeam Ave
- Taylor St
- Toomevara St
- Traynor Ave
- Union Lane
- Union St
- Victoria
- Victoria St
- Victor St
- Warialda St
- West Botany St
- Wilson St
- Wolseley St
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