# Gosford vs Sydney - Lower North — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 49 km apart

Gosford and Sydney - Lower North are two different types of environments. Sydney - Lower North is a walker's paradise with a walkability score of 8.7, while Gosford is somewhat walkable at 5.4. This is seen in the accessibility of basics; for example, 94.2% of homes in Sydney - Lower North are within a 15 minute walk of groceries, compared to 51.0% in Gosford. There is also a significant difference in their First Nations populations. Gosford has a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at 6,294, though their typical personal income of $616 is far lower than the $1,176 seen in Sydney - Lower North.

Both areas share a very similar landscape, with an almost identical mean terrain slope of around 10%. While they share this physical trait, their urban layouts differ wildly. Sydney - Lower North has far higher street connectivity with 292 intersections per square kilometre, compared to just 15 in Gosford. This gap in how the two areas are built has remained a defining feature of their different layouts.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Gosford | Sydney - Lower North | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 6,294 | 719 | 5,575 larger in Gosford |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 31 yrs | 8 yrs older in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Year 12 | 41.1% | 73.6% | 32.5 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Unemployment | 9.3% | 6.2% | 3.2 pts higher in Gosford |  |
| Median income | $616 | $1,176 | $560 higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Household income | $1,678 | $2,545 | $867 higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Indigenous language | 3.9% | 8.6% | 4.8 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Gosford | Sydney - Lower North | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.4 | 8.7 | 3.2 higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.1 | 7.7 | 2.6 more in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| 15-min city | 57.1% | 96.8% | 39.7 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Walk to shops | 51.0% | 94.2% | 43.2 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Walk to transit | 91.4% | 99.9% | 8.5 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Walk to school | 60.2% | 97.4% | 37.1 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Walk to a park | 91.7% | 100.0% | 8.3 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Walk to health | 42.9% | 91.7% | 48.8 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Intersections/km² | 15 | 292 | 277 higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |
| Mean slope | 9.8% | 10.5% | 0.6 pts higher in Sydney - Lower North |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE104007/gosford/vs/IARE107028/sydney-lower-north