North Gosford Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

North Gosford (2250) is a suburb of Central Coast, Central Coast, New South Wales. It is about 52 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. North Gosford is in the federal electorate of Robertson.

In the 2011 census the population of North Gosford was 3,500 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of North Gosford is 37 years of age.

74.3% of people living in the suburb of North Gosford were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.4% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 0.8% China , 0.7% Philippines, 0.7% India, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.5% Korea, Republic of , 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Vietnam, 0.3% Brazil, 0.3% Sri Lanka, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% Chile.

84.5% of people living in North Gosford speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.4% Cantonese, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% French, 0.3% Russian, 0.3% Korean, 0.3% Filipino .

The religious makeup of North Gosford is 22.9% No religion, 22.7% Catholic, 21.0% Anglican, 11.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Uniting Church, 3.9% Christian, nfd, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.2% Baptist, 1.7% Buddhism, 1.4% Pentecostal.

42.1% of people are married, 38.4% have never married and 11.4% are divorced and 3.8% are separated. There are 120 widowed people living in North Gosford.

57.9% of the people living in North Gosford over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.9% are working on a part time basis. North Gosford has an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

The main occupations of people living in North Gosford are 21.6% Professionals, 14.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 11.7% Community & personal service workers, 10.7% Labourers, 10.4% Managers, 9.6% Sales workers, 5.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from North Gosford work in are 17.7% Health care and social assistance, 11.6% Retail trade, 7.9% Education and training, 7.5% Manufacturing, 7.4% Construction, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 6.8% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.5% Transport, postal and warehousing.

22.9% of homes are fully owned, and 31.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 42.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $536 per week and the median household income is $1053 per week.

The median rent in North Gosford is $265 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1717 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for North Gosford postcode 2250