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East Gosford NSW 2250

3,189 addresses · 38 streets

Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › East Gosford · 50 km from Sydney

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Living Here

East Gosford is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,391 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,330 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

4,391Population
44Median age
$1,330Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gosford - Springfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: East Gosford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gosford, 1.8 km north-west · Ferry wharf: Saratoga Veterans Hall Wharf, 5.1 km south · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 9.2 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 27.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in East Gosford

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, East Gosford NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202150.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 56%

Population by age in East Gosford
Population by age, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4205
5-14500
15-19205
20-24224
25-34501
35-44571
45-54529
55-64579
65-74537
75-84374
85+170
Dwelling types in East Gosford
Dwelling types, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House749
Townhouse620
Apartment599
Other5
Households by weekly income in East Gosford
Households by weekly income, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650486
$650-1,499541
$1,500-2,999529
$3,000+319
Top ancestries in East Gosford
Top ancestries, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,770
Australian1,525
Irish603
Scottish476
Other471
Ancestry NS204
Housing tenure in East Gosford
Housing tenure, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned605
Mortgage500
Rented825
Other22
Cars per household in East Gosford
Cars per household, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0252
1915
2570
3146
4+63
Commute to work in East Gosford
Commute to work, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car944
Train19
Bus30
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle3
Home602
Top countries of birth in East Gosford
Top countries of birth, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England205
New Zealand84
India77
Philippines60
China51
South Korea39
Languages used at home in East Gosford
Languages used at home, East Gosford NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin65
Korean48
Spanish48
Cantonese32
Filipino25
Thai25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

25,719 bird observations recorded near East Gosford — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near East Gosford

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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