Kogarah Bay vs Blakehurst

Comparing Kogarah Bay and Blakehurst, NSW: Blakehurst has more residents (6,652 vs 2,102); Kogarah Bay is more walkable (75 vs 62); and Kogarah Bay scores higher overall (82 vs 76).

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

Blakehurst

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 4)
  • But Kogarah Bay has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Blakehurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($917,500 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blakehurst

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($600/wk vs $650/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kogarah Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 62/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kogarah Bay is more walkable (75/100 vs 62/100)
  • Blakehurst has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 4%)

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

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

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
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.

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Walkability 75 / 62
Kogarah Bay — Walkability: 75/100 Blakehurst — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 67 / 58
Kogarah Bay — Safety: 67/100 Blakehurst — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kogarah Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blakehurst — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blakehurst has more residents (6,652 vs 2,102).

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Population 2,102 6,652
+216% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +7.0%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $131,456/yr
+2% vs other
 $128,648/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+8% vs other
 $600/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
0-4 4.0% / 4.3%
Kogarah Bay — 0-4: 4.0% Blakehurst — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 12.5% / 13.4%
Kogarah Bay — 5-14: 12.5% Blakehurst — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 7.1% / 6.6%
Kogarah Bay — 15-19: 7.1% Blakehurst — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 6.5% / 7.0%
Kogarah Bay — 20-24: 6.5% Blakehurst — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 9.8% / 9.2%
Kogarah Bay — 25-34: 9.8% Blakehurst — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 10.5% / 11.5%
Kogarah Bay — 35-44: 10.5% Blakehurst — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 15.3% / 13.8%
Kogarah Bay — 45-54: 15.3% Blakehurst — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 15.3% / 13.7%
Kogarah Bay — 55-64: 15.3% Blakehurst — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 9.3% / 10.2%
Kogarah Bay — 65-74: 9.3% Blakehurst — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.9% / 6.0%
Kogarah Bay — 75-84: 6.9% Blakehurst — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 2.9% / 4.2%
Kogarah Bay — 85+: 2.9% Blakehurst — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kogarah Bay 62.4% couple families
Kogarah Bay — Couple Families: 62.4% Kogarah Bay — Lone Person: 18.1% Kogarah Bay — One Parent Families: 15.1% Kogarah Bay — Group Household: 2.6% Kogarah Bay — Other Families: 1.8%
Blakehurst 63.5% couple families
Blakehurst — Couple Families: 63.5% Blakehurst — Lone Person: 20.6% Blakehurst — One Parent Families: 12.9% Blakehurst — Group Household: 1.5% Blakehurst — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kogarah Bay 13.9% renting
Kogarah Bay — Owned Outright: 47.0% Kogarah Bay — Mortgage: 39.2% Kogarah Bay — Renting: 13.9%
Blakehurst 14.7% renting
Blakehurst — Owned Outright: 46.1% Blakehurst — Mortgage: 39.3% Blakehurst — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Bachelor Degree 17.4% / 20.2%
Kogarah Bay — Bachelor Degree: 17.4% Blakehurst — Bachelor Degree: 20.2%
Certificate III & IV 11.3% / 8.3%
Kogarah Bay — Certificate III & IV: 11.3% Blakehurst — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.6%
Kogarah Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Blakehurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 5.3%
Kogarah Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Blakehurst — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Kogarah Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Blakehurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
China 4.9% / 8.6%
Kogarah Bay — China: 4.9% Blakehurst — China: 8.6%
Greece 4.5% / 2.9%
Kogarah Bay — Greece: 4.5% Blakehurst — Greece: 2.9%
Egypt 2.9% / 1.1%
Kogarah Bay — Egypt: 2.9% Blakehurst — Egypt: 1.1%
Lebanon 1.4% / 2.0%
Kogarah Bay — Lebanon: 1.4% Blakehurst — Lebanon: 2.0%
Italy 2.1% / 1.1%
Kogarah Bay — Italy: 2.1% Blakehurst — Italy: 1.1%
England 1.5% / 1.2%
Kogarah Bay — England: 1.5% Blakehurst — England: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kogarah Bay 96.7% houses
Kogarah Bay — Houses: 96.7% Kogarah Bay — Townhouses: 4.1% Kogarah Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Blakehurst 85.8% houses
Blakehurst — Houses: 85.8% Blakehurst — Townhouses: 7.4% Blakehurst — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Median house price $2,407,500 $2,460,000
Median unit price $1,150,000 $917,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 15 sales
 24 days
from 72 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.

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
3 bed $2M / $2.1M
Kogarah Bay — 3 bed: $2M (13 sales) Blakehurst — 3 bed: $2.1M (32 sales)

13 vs 32 sales

4 bed $2.34M / $2.23M
Kogarah Bay — 4 bed: $2.34M (15 sales) Blakehurst — 4 bed: $2.23M (30 sales)

15 vs 30 sales

5 bed $2.88M / $2.8M
Kogarah Bay — 5 bed: $2.88M (11 sales) Blakehurst — 5 bed: $2.8M (43 sales)

11 vs 43 sales

Zoning mix

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Residential 86% 77%
Parks and recreation 12%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 1% 7%
Environmental 1% 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

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +91%
same for both

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.

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Houses — 3.1%
$1,150/wk on $1.92M
Units — 3.7%
$825/wk on $1.15M

Ranking within NSW

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
House price Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 63% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 26% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 15% of NSW

Liveability

Kogarah Bay is more walkable (75 vs 62); Kogarah Bay scores higher overall (82 vs 76).

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Grade A
same for both
Score 82/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
42/100
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
same for both

Schools

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kogarah Bay

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

Schools in Blakehurst

  • Mater Dei Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bald Face Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Blakehurst High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 4 13
Childcare 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Walkability score 75/100 62/100
Distance to Sydney 20.8 km 22.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 30 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 62.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 156.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2217
 2.0%
postcode 2221
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2217
 29
postcode 2221

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.

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Worked from Home 50.1% / 49.3%
Kogarah Bay — Worked from Home: 50.1% Blakehurst — Worked from Home: 49.3%
Car (driver) 43.2% / 43.5%
Kogarah Bay — Car (driver): 43.2% Blakehurst — Car (driver): 43.5%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 3.6%
Kogarah Bay — Car (passenger): 3.1% Blakehurst — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Train 2.0% / 2.2%
Kogarah Bay — Train: 2.0% Blakehurst — Train: 2.2%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.8%
Kogarah Bay — Walked Only: 1.1% Blakehurst — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.1%).

Setting

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 2.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Connectivity score 78/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
814 premises
 2%
2,383 premises

Climate

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
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)

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
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

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Georges River
same for both

Federal electorate

Kogarah Bay Blakehurst
Division Barton Banks
Member Ash Ambihaipahar Zhi Soon
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kogarah Bay

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Quiet Urban

Blakehurst

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

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