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In the 2006 Census, 52,537 people were usually resident in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas): of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In the 2006 Census, 17.9% of people usually resident in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas) were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.
In the 2006 Census, 82.9% of people usually resident in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas) were Australian citizens, 37.5% were born overseas and 0.9% people were overseas visitors.
In the 2006 Census, 54.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas) were married, 8.9% were either separated or divorced, 6.2% were widowed and 30.7% were never married.
During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 26,177 people aged 15 years and over in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas) were in the labour force. Of these 62.5% worked full-time, 26.6% worked part-time, 3.1% were away from work, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.9% were unemployed. 14,410 people were not in the labour force.
In the 2006 Census in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $514, the median family income was $1,354 and the median household income was $1,164.
In the 2006 Census, there were 14,199 families in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas): of these 33.1% were couple families without children, 50.9% were couple families with children, 13.9% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc
1,329
6.9
702,550
9.2
Flat, unit or apartment
6,642
34.6
1,076,315
14.2
Other dwelling
69
0.4
127,337
1.7
Dwelling type not stated
17
0.1
4,594
0.1
In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas), 58.1% were separate houses, 6.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 34.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme)
5,575
29.0
2,448,205
32.2
Rented (includes rent-free)
4,983
25.9
2,063,947
27.2
Other tenure type
91
0.5
65,715
0.9
Tenure type not stated
1,310
6.8
540,050
7.1
In the 2006 Census in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas), 37.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.0% were owned with a mortgage and 25.9% were rented.
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
Real estate agent
3,655
73.3
1,043,198
50.5
State or Territory housing authority
206
4.1
306,697
14.9
Other landlord type
985
19.8
652,012
31.6
Landlord type not stated
137
2.7
62,037
3.0
In the 2006 Census in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 73.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.8% were rented from other landlord type.
In the 2006 Census in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas), the median weekly rent was $260. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,918. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
Family households
13,747
71.6
5,122,760
67.4
Single (or lone) person households
3,930
20.5
1,740,481
22.9
Group households
668
3.5
280,856
3.7
In the 2006 Census in Kogarah (A) (Local Government Areas), 71.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.
LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 25/10/2007
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2006 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
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