Suburbs East Gosford

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East Gosford NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for East Gosford, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of East Gosford NSW is 4,391 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in East Gosford is $759 per week ($39,468 per year). Median rent in East Gosford is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). East Gosford has a median age of 44 years, older than the national median of 38. East Gosford has a population density of 2120.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in East Gosford is England. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Gosford is $2,000.

There were 61 recorded offences in East Gosford in 2025-26, a rate of 14 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (26 offences).

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📍 East Gosford, New South Wales — 33.4351°S, 151.3546°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (26)

East Gosford Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

East Gosford Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$759/wk
$39,468 per year
#4333 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$380/wk
$1,647 per month
#2445 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
44years
6 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

East Gosford Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.2% (2,071) Female 52.8% (2,320)

Population Density

2120.6
people per km²
4,391 people · 2.1 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,037
Family income/wk

East Gosford Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

East Gosford Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
54.8% 605 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.2% 500 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

East Gosford Country of Birth

Australia
87.7%
England
5.9%
India
2.8%
China
1.2%
Egypt
0.5%
Brazil
0.5%
Iran
0.5%
Indonesia
0.4%
Germany
0.3%
Canada
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

East Gosford Religion

No Religion
42.8%
Catholic
25.4%
Anglican
15.6%
Not stated
6.8%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
2.6%
Uniting Church
2.6%
Christian (other)
2.4%
Buddhism
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

East Gosford Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
61.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
25.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

East Gosford Languages Spoken at Home

Other
18.5%
Mandarin
17.4%
Korean
14.6%
Spanish
14.0%
SAL Tot
11.2%
Persian ED
8.4%
IAL Punjabi
7.9%
SAL Filipin
7.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

East Gosford Employment

💼
Employed full-time
32.4% 1,065 people
⏰
Employed part-time
21.1% 694 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.9% 95 people
🏠
Not in labour force
43.6% 1,435 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

East Gosford Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
29.6%
Certificate III/IV
29.0%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
22.7%
Postgraduate Degree
11.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.3%
Certificate I/II
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

East Gosford Occupation

Professionals
35.9%
Managers
14.8%
Clerical & Administrative
12.5%
Community & Personal Service
11.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.6%
Labourers
5.7%
Sales Workers
5.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

East Gosford Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.4%
Health
15.9%
Society & Culture
15.1%
Engineering
10.5%
Education
10.4%
Architecture & Building
6.0%
Creative Arts
5.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.2%
Information Technology
4.2%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.2%
Agriculture & Environment
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

East Gosford Dwelling Types

Separate house
54.8%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
38.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

East Gosford Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.9%
$1-$149/wk
1.0%
$150-$299/wk
1.8%
$300-$399/wk
3.8%
$400-$499/wk
9.9%
$500-$649/wk
7.5%
$650-$799/wk
7.5%
$800-$999/wk
6.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.7%
$4,000+/wk
8.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

East Gosford Marital Status

💍
Married
39.5% 1,455
↔️
Separated
4.0% 146
📋
Divorced
15.3% 562
🕊️
Widowed
7.3% 270
👤
Never married
34.0% 1,251

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

East Gosford Ancestry

English
31.6%
Australian
27.2%
Irish
10.8%
Scottish
8.5%
Other
8.4%
Chinese
2.4%
German
2.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.4%
Italian
2.0%
Indian
1.5%
Filipino
1.4%
Dutch
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

East Gosford School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
26.1%
Secondary — Government
16.0%
Vocational Education
15.6%
Pre-school
11.5%
Primary — Catholic
9.6%
Secondary — Catholic
8.0%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
6.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

East Gosford Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.3% 614
✅
No need for assistance
92.7% 7,761

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

East Gosford Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.8% 516
—
Not a volunteer
85.2% 2,963

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

East Gosford Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.3%
$300-$449/mo
2.2%
$450-$599/mo
3.1%
$600-$799/mo
3.5%
$800-$999/mo
3.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
19.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
27.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
17.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

East Gosford How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
67.1%
Did not go to work
20.6%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Walked only
2.3%
Bus
2.3%
Train
1.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%
Truck
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Bicycle
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

East Gosford Car Ownership

0 vehicles
12.9%
1 vehicle
47.0%
2 vehicles
29.3%
3 vehicles
7.5%
4+ vehicles
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

East Gosford Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
8.6%
2 bedrooms
25.9%
3 bedrooms
49.7%
4 bedrooms
11.3%
5 bedrooms
3.9%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

East Gosford Population Mobility

15.9%
moved in the last year
45.5%
moved in the last 5 years
4.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.0%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

East Gosford Indigenous Population

3.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
264
Indigenous residents
8,139
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

East Gosford Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
505
Arthritis
179
Asthma
171
Heart disease
134
Lung condition
131
Diabetes
109
Kidney disease
72
Cancer
72
Stroke
46
Dementia
14

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

East Gosford Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.9%
$1-$149/wk
4.3%
$150-$299/wk
5.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.9%
$400-$499/wk
4.7%
$500-$649/wk
4.1%
$650-$799/wk
9.6%
$800-$999/wk
10.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
9.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.2%
$3,500+/wk
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

East Gosford Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.1%
Couple — no children
29.4%
Couple — no children under 15
12.2%
One parent — children under 15
10.7%
One parent — no children under 15
9.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

East Gosford Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
2.8% 97
👤
Never served
97.1% 3,398

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

East Gosford Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.1% 420
—
Did not provide
87.9% 3,043

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

East Gosford Children Ever Born

No children
31.8%
1 child
15.0%
2 children
29.8%
3 children
17.3%
4 children
5.0%
5+ children
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

East Gosford When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
8
1951–1960
50
1961–1970
94
1971–1980
92
1981–1990
116
1991–2000
90
2001–2010
224
2011–2015
129
2016
31
2017
33
2018
44
2019
26
2020
23
2021
8

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

East Gosford Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.5%
5–14 hours
30.7%
15–29 hours
14.2%
30+ hours
9.5%
Did not do domestic work
25.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

East Gosford Household Size

1 person
40.0%
2 persons
30.9%
3 persons
13.8%
4 persons
10.0%
5 persons
4.3%
6+ persons
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

East Gosford Where Residents Moved From

Same address
3,482
Moved from NSW
463
Moved — same area (SA2)
135
Moved from overseas
30
Moved from WA
9
Moved from QLD
6
Moved from VIC
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

East Gosford Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
84.2%
Step family — no other children
12.3%
Blended family — no other children
2.6%
Intact family — other children present
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

East Gosford Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 61 total

Theft
26
Assault
11
Other Against Person
9
Other Against Property
5
Property Damage
4
Sexual Offences
3
Drug Offences
3

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

East Gosford Schools

26
schools nearby
13
government
1036
avg ICSEA score
10,825
total students
Gosford High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,067 students
1157
ICSEA
Green Point Christian College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,175 students
1106
ICSEA
Yattalunga Valley Christian School Independent
Primary · U · 26 students
1095
ICSEA
St Philip's Christian College - Gosford Independent
Combined · K-12 · 694 students
1093
ICSEA
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 384 students
1090
ICSEA
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 443 students
1076
ICSEA
St Joseph's Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 802 students
1075
ICSEA
St Edward's Christian Brothers' College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 971 students
1068
ICSEA
Point Clare Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 479 students
1058
ICSEA
Gosford Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 545 students
1049
ICSEA
Kincumber High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,002 students
1045
ICSEA
Woodport Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 429 students
1041
ICSEA
Henry Kendall High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 789 students
1030
ICSEA
Gosford East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 334 students
1017
ICSEA
Erina High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 781 students
996
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 26 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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East Gosford Rent Prices & Affordability

29%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,330/wk
Median Rent $380/wk
Rent-to-Income 28.6%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in East Gosford

≈ $5,763/month
Median rent $380/wk
Left after rent $950/wk
Rent share 28.6%

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East Gosford vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

East Kurrajong
Pop: 2,203 Income: $949/wk Rent: $500/wk
Cumbalum
Pop: 2,211 Income: $897/wk Rent: $610/wk
Centennial Park (NSW)
Pop: 2,225 Income: $1,415/wk Rent: $500/wk
Camden Park (NSW)
Pop: 2,233 Income: $1,084/wk Rent: $420/wk
Callala Bay
Pop: 2,234 Income: $645/wk Rent: $390/wk
Bonnet Bay
Pop: 2,238 Income: $1,104/wk Rent: $700/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About East Gosford

What is the population of East Gosford NSW?

The population of East Gosford NSW is 4,391 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2120.6 people per km².East Gosford is ranked #1,764 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in East Gosford?

The median personal income in East Gosford NSW is $759 per week, or $39,468 per year.The median household income is $1,330 per week.Family income is $2,037 per week.East Gosford is ranked #4,333 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in East Gosford?

Median rent in East Gosford NSW is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 28.6% of household income, which is considered moderate.East Gosford ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in East Gosford?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Gosford NSW is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in East Gosford?

The median age in East Gosford NSW is 44 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is East Gosford a good suburb to live in?

East Gosford is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,391.The median income is $759/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (28.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 11352. All dollar figures in AUD.