Beverley Park vs Kogarah

Kogarah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Beverley Park. In Beverley Park, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Kogarah, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Beverley Park: a median of $2.24 million, against $1.86 million in Kogarah, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Beverley Park tends to suit couples, while Kogarah suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Beverley Park has more separate houses rather than flats (74% vs 21%)
  • Kogarah has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Kogarah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($740,000 vs $895,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,862,500 vs $2,240,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kogarah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $540/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Kogarah

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (18% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kogarah

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (10 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (79% vs 26%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Beverley Park has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beverley Park and Kogarah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Beverley Park Kogarah
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Beverley Park Kogarah
Walkability 81 / 96
Beverley Park — Walkability: 81/100 Kogarah — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 48 / 33
Beverley Park — Safety: 48/100 Kogarah — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Beverley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kogarah — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kogarah has more residents (16,416 vs 2,646); Beverley Park skews older (42 vs 35).

Beverley Park Kogarah
Population 2,646 16,416
+520% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% +8.5%
Median age 42 35
Median household income $116,584/yr
+15% vs other
 $98,956/yr
Median weekly rent $540/wk
+17% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park Kogarah
0-4 4.8% / 6.0%
Beverley Park — 0-4: 4.8% Kogarah — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.6% / 9.2%
Beverley Park — 5-14: 13.6% Kogarah — 5-14: 9.2%
15-19 5.3% / 3.6%
Beverley Park — 15-19: 5.3% Kogarah — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 6.0% / 7.8%
Beverley Park — 20-24: 6.0% Kogarah — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 10.2% / 23.2%
Beverley Park — 25-34: 10.2% Kogarah — 25-34: 23.2%
35-44 13.5% / 17.1%
Beverley Park — 35-44: 13.5% Kogarah — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 14.2% / 10.6%
Beverley Park — 45-54: 14.2% Kogarah — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 11.3% / 9.0%
Beverley Park — 55-64: 11.3% Kogarah — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 8.0% / 6.3%
Beverley Park — 65-74: 8.0% Kogarah — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 7.1% / 4.3%
Beverley Park — 75-84: 7.1% Kogarah — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 5.9% / 3.0%
Beverley Park — 85+: 5.9% Kogarah — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park 56.4% couple families
Beverley Park — Couple Families: 56.4% Beverley Park — Lone Person: 25.9% Beverley Park — One Parent Families: 14.1% Beverley Park — Group Household: 2.7% Beverley Park — Other Families: 0.9%
Kogarah 40.9% couple families
Kogarah — Couple Families: 40.9% Kogarah — Lone Person: 35.2% Kogarah — One Parent Families: 12.6% Kogarah — Group Household: 8.4% Kogarah — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park 26.1% renting
Beverley Park — Owned Outright: 40.2% Beverley Park — Mortgage: 33.7% Beverley Park — Renting: 26.1%
Kogarah 50.0% renting
Kogarah — Owned Outright: 22.3% Kogarah — Mortgage: 27.7% Kogarah — Renting: 50.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park Kogarah
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 21.5%
Beverley Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Kogarah — Bachelor Degree: 21.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.4%
Beverley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Kogarah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 6.9%
Beverley Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Kogarah — Certificate III & IV: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 10.6%
Beverley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Kogarah — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Beverley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Kogarah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Beverley Park Kogarah
China 6.8% / 8.2%
Beverley Park — China: 6.8% Kogarah — China: 8.2%
Nepal — / 11.3%
Beverley Park — Nepal: not among its largest Kogarah — Nepal: 11.3%
Greece 5.2% / 2.2%
Beverley Park — Greece: 5.2% Kogarah — Greece: 2.2%
India 1.2% / 6.0%
Beverley Park — India: 1.2% Kogarah — India: 6.0%
Philippines 1.4% / 3.9%
Beverley Park — Philippines: 1.4% Kogarah — Philippines: 3.9%
Bangladesh — / 2.9%
Beverley Park — Bangladesh: not among its largest Kogarah — Bangladesh: 2.9%
Lebanon 1.6% / —
Beverley Park — Lebanon: 1.6% Kogarah — Lebanon: not among its largest
Egypt 1.6% / —
Beverley Park — Egypt: 1.6% Kogarah — Egypt: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park 74.0% houses
Beverley Park — Houses: 74.0% Beverley Park — Flats / Apartments: 18.0% Beverley Park — Townhouses: 8.0%
Kogarah 20.9% houses
Kogarah — Houses: 20.9% Kogarah — Flats / Apartments: 72.2% Kogarah — Townhouses: 6.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Beverley Park Kogarah
Median house price $2,240,000 $1,862,500
Median unit price $895,000 $740,000
Median land price — $272,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 16 sales
 25 days
from 39 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Beverley Park Kogarah
3 bed $2.1M / $1.81M
Beverley Park — 3 bed: $2.1M (17 sales) Kogarah — 3 bed: $1.81M (27 sales)

17 vs 27 sales

4 bed $2.35M / $2.02M
Beverley Park — 4 bed: $2.35M (12 sales) Kogarah — 4 bed: $2.02M (15 sales)

12 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Beverley Park Kogarah
Residential 65% 70%
Parks and recreation 31% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 14%
Industrial 0% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Beverley Park Kogarah
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
 857
across Bayside (NSW)
Approvals change year on year +91% +98%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Beverley Park Kogarah
Houses — 2.8%
$900/wk on $1.65M
Units — 4.9%
$720/wk on $769K

Ranking within NSW

Beverley Park Kogarah
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 57% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 15% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 60% of NSW

Liveability

Kogarah is more walkable (96 vs 81); Beverley Park scores higher overall (79 vs 68).

Beverley Park Kogarah
Grade A B
Score 79/100 68/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Kogarah carries more crime risk (67 vs 52).

Beverley Park Kogarah
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Beverley Park Kogarah
Inside the suburb 0 8
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km None 2
The University of Sydney, 9.7 km

Schools in Beverley Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Kogarah

  • St George Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Kogarah Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Moorefield Girls High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • James Cook Boys High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Kogarah High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beverley Park Kogarah
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 0 29
Parks & reserves 4 8
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 10
Pharmacies 0 8
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Beverley Park Kogarah
Walkability score 81/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 19.8 km
+8% vs other
 18.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 23 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 259.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2217
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2217
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Beverley Park Kogarah
Worked from Home 45.5% / 36.5%
Beverley Park — Worked from Home: 45.5% Kogarah — Worked from Home: 36.5%
Car (driver) 44.8% / 33.0%
Beverley Park — Car (driver): 44.8% Kogarah — Car (driver): 33.0%
Train 3.5% / 17.9%
Beverley Park — Train: 3.5% Kogarah — Train: 17.9%
Walked Only 3.0% / 8.2%
Beverley Park — Walked Only: 3.0% Kogarah — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 2.9%
Beverley Park — Car (passenger): 3.2% Kogarah — Car (passenger): 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.5%).

Setting

Beverley Park Kogarah
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 1.5 km
4.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Beverley Park Kogarah
Connectivity score 86/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
961 premises
 20%
7,986 premises

Climate

Beverley Park Kogarah
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beverley Park Kogarah
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Beverley Park Kogarah
Average residential rate $1,381/yr $1,217/yr
Council Georges River Bayside (NSW)

Federal electorate

Beverley Park Kogarah
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beverley Park Kogarah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beverley Park

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium

Kogarah

Apartments Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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