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Gosforth NSW 2320

36 addresses · 4 streets

Paterson Electorate › Maitland LGA › Gosforth · 138 km from Sydney

Living Here

Gosforth is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 82 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,416 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

82Population
51Median age
$1,416Median household income / wk
$225Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maitland - West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gosforth itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Lochinvar, 8.5 km south-west · Airport: Maitland Airport, 5.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gosforth

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

Tree cover measures, Gosforth NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.9%

Demographics

Population by age in Gosforth
Population by age, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1412
15-197
20-240
25-344
35-449
45-548
55-6417
65-7414
75-845
85+4
Dwelling types in Gosforth
Dwelling types, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House27
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gosforth
Households by weekly income, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Gosforth
Top ancestries, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian40
English29
Irish10
Ancestry NS7
French4
Aboriginal3
Housing tenure in Gosforth
Housing tenure, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned14
Mortgage7
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Gosforth
Cars per household, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
28
38
4+3
Commute to work in Gosforth
Commute to work, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car14
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Gosforth
Top countries of birth, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England3
Languages used at home in Gosforth
Languages used at home, Gosforth NSW (ABS Census 2021)
French4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,050 bird observations recorded near Gosforth — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gosforth

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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