Gosford

Gosford

Country: Australia
State: New South Wales
Location: 33°22'S 151°20'E
Gosford Council Area: 940.2 km²
Population (2001): 154,654
Postcodes: 2250, 2251, 2256, 2257, 2260

Gosford is a town New South Wales, Australia. It lies roughly 70km North of the Sydney CBD, located at the Northern end of Brisbane water, the Northern branch of the Hawkesbury River/Broken Bay estuary. It serves as the administrative centre for Gosford City Council.

Gosford City council is a Local Government Area including a moderately-densely populated coastal strip from the Hawkesbury River up to Forresters Beach (including the towns of Killcare, MacMasters Beach, Avoca, Terrigal and Wamberal) some inland towns and residential areas (Kincumber, Erina, Gosford, Wyoming, Woy Woy) and a sparsely populated region to the west that is largely native bush. Together with Wyong, it forms a region known as the Central Coast of NSW.

The council area is bounded

North by Wyong Council, the boundary running between Bateau Bay and Forresters Beach, through Tumbi Umbi, Holgate, Lisarow, Somersby and Kulnura,
West by Hawkesbury Council, the boundary running through Dharug National Park to just East of Wiseman's Ferry on the Hawkesbury
South by the Hawkesbury River, with Hornsby and Pittwater Councils being South of the river
East by the Pacific Ocean

Statistics

Some brief statistics from the 2001 Australian Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics " class="external">http://www.abs.gov.au/

Gosford NSW Australia

2001 1996 1991 2001 1996 1991 2001 1996 1991

Population
(incr. to 2001) 154,654 144,840
(6.8%) 128,781
(20.1%) 6,371,745 6,038,696
(3.3%) 5,732,032
(11.2%) 18,972,350 17,892,423
(6.0%) 16,850,334
(12.6%)

0-14
(proportion) 32,866
(21.3%) 1,313,350
(20.8%) 3,912,475
(20.8%)

15-24
(proportion) 17,905
(11.6%) 845,345
(13.4%) 2,566,346
(13.6%)

25-44
(proportion) 35,075
(22.8%) 1,880,360
(29.8%) 5,591,476
(30.0%)

45-64
(proportion) 41,248
(26.8%) 1,443,638
(22.9%) 4,328,074
(23.1%)

65+
(proportion) 26,951
(17.5%) 828,475
(13.1%) 2,370,878
(12.5%)

Median age 38 36 35 35 34 32 35 34 32

Australian-born 80.2% 82.4% 83.8% 70.5% 73.3% 75.1% 72.6% 74.5% 75.8%

Post-Secondary Education

Postgraduate 2.3% 1.9% 1.4% 3.4% 2.9% 2.1% 3.2% 2.7% 1.9%

Bachelor 7.3% 5.4% 3.8% 10.1% 8.0% 5.8% 9.7% 7.7% 5.7%

Diploma/Certificate 26.1% 23.5% 22.6% 22.7% 20.6% 19.8% 21.8% 19.6% 18.8%

	Gosford	NSW	Australia
2001	1996	1991	2001	1996	1991	2001	1996	1991
Population (incr. to 2001)	154,654	144,840 (6.8%)	128,781 (20.1%)	6,371,745	6,038,696 (3.3%)	5,732,032 (11.2%)	18,972,350	17,892,423 (6.0%)	16,850,334 (12.6%)
0-14 (proportion)	32,866 (21.3%)			1,313,350 (20.8%)			3,912,475 (20.8%)
15-24 (proportion)	17,905 (11.6%)			845,345 (13.4%)			2,566,346 (13.6%)
25-44 (proportion)	35,075 (22.8%)			1,880,360 (29.8%)			5,591,476 (30.0%)
45-64 (proportion)	41,248 (26.8%)			1,443,638 (22.9%)			4,328,074 (23.1%)
65+ (proportion)	26,951 (17.5%)			828,475 (13.1%)			2,370,878 (12.5%)
Median age	38	36	35	35	34	32	35	34	32
Australian-born	80.2%	82.4%	83.8%	70.5%	73.3%	75.1%	72.6%	74.5%	75.8%
Post-Secondary Education
Postgraduate	2.3%	1.9%	1.4%	3.4%	2.9%	2.1%	3.2%	2.7%	1.9%
Bachelor	7.3%	5.4%	3.8%	10.1%	8.0%	5.8%	9.7%	7.7%	5.7%
Diploma/Certificate	26.1%	23.5%	22.6%	22.7%	20.6%	19.8%	21.8%	19.6%	18.8%

See also: List of cities in Australia

External Links

Gosford city council http://www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/
Central Coast tourism http://www.cctourism.com.au/
Central Coast regional development organisation http://www.ccrdc.org.au/
NSW Department of Local Government: Suburbs and Towns in Gosford Council (includes map)