Suburb · NSW
Gosford, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Gosford, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Gosford at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2250 |
| Local government area | Central Coast |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 11728 |
Planning zones in Gosford
- RE1 — Public Recreation28%
- R1 — General Residential17%
- B4 — Mixed Use17%
- 5 other zones37%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Gosford is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- RE1 — Public Recreation28% of the suburb
- R1 — General Residential17% of the suburb
- B4 — Mixed Use17% of the suburb
- C2 — Environmental Conservation13% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure11% of the suburb
- E4 — General Industrial5% of the suburb
- B3 — Commercial Core5% of the suburb
- W2 — Recreational Waterways4% of the suburb
Gosford in the 2021 Census
| Population | 4,873 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 35 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,421 |
| Median weekly rent | $390 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,665 |
| Average household size | 1.9 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other suburbs in Central Coast
- Booker BayNSW 2257
- KariongNSW 2250
- NoravilleNSW 2263
- Springfield (Central Coast)NSW 2250
- Tumbi UmbiNSW 2261
- WoongarrahNSW 2259
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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