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Kogarah

New South Wales · Kogarah - Rockdale · Sydney - Inner South West

This profile uses the ABS Kogarah statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Kogarah is a locality in the Kogarah - Rockdale area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Kogarah SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
8
Top ICSEA 1148 (gov)
Childcare
13
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
1,498
0% vs prior year
Median house
$2,273,000
+19.6% YoY
3BR house rent
$950
per week
Population
15,387
+2.5% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Kogarah SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

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Kogarah Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kogarah.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 456
ICSEA 1087
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Kogarah (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 416 students
ICSEA 1117 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Kogarah

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Rise & Shine Kindergarten - Kogarah
    Centre-Based Care · 112 places · Beverley Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • KU Kogarah Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Kogarah
    Exceeding NQS
  • Ramsgate Out of School Hours Care Centre Inc
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Ramsgate
    Meeting NQS
  • Bambino's Kindergarten Scarborough Park
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Kogarah
    Meeting NQS
  • Garrigarrang Early Education and Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Kogarah
    Meeting NQS
  • Camp Australia - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Kogarah OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Kogarah
    Meeting NQS
  • Lorikeet Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 56 places · Kogarah
    Meeting NQS
  • Little Lion Kogarah
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Kogarah
    Meeting NQS
  • Uniting Early Learning Kogarah
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Kogarah
    Meeting NQS
  • Montessori By - The - Bay
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Monterey
    Meeting NQS
  • St Paul's Children Centre Inc
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Kogarah
    Working Towards NQS
  • Bay of Wonders Early Education and Care
    Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Kogarah Bay
    Not yet rated

+ 1 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
1,498
vs previous year
0%
vs 2021
2,191
  • Against justice procedures 424
  • Theft 308
  • Transport regulatory offences 274
  • Assault 142
  • Drug offences 115

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
4
Supermarkets
2
Parks
6
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Kogarah SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$2,273,000
House price YoY
+19.6%
Median 3BR house rent
$950/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
15,387
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.50%
2024→25
Net change
+379
people / yr
Density
6,932
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+379
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+71
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-185
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+493

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Kogarah
+2.50%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%