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Gosford - Springfield vs Niagara Park - Lisarow

Name: Gosford - Springfield vs Niagara Park - Lisarow — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.3 km apart · Gosford - Springfield profile · Niagara Park - Lisarow profile

Gosford - Springfield Niagara Park - Lisarow

Gosford - Springfield and Niagara Park - Lisarow are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Gosford - Springfield is very walkable and has a higher share of renters (47.7%) and apartments. In contrast, Niagara Park - Lisarow is dominated by separate houses (84.5%) and is far more likely to have larger homes, with 90% having three or more bedrooms. Gosford - Springfield is also more transient and diverse, with far more recent overseas arrivals (16.5%) and a higher proportion of people who moved in the last five years.

Everyday life is similar in both places, as residents earn a nearly identical typical weekly income of around $796 and have similar rates of full-time employment. This common ground exists alongside growing gaps in other areas. Since 2011, the difference in rental rates and the number of separate houses has widened. The gap in the number of people living alone has narrowed slightly, though it remains far higher in Gosford - Springfield, where 36.4% of households are single-person.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 30.2 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield Separate houses: 44.7 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow 3+ bedrooms: 36.8 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow Living alone: 17.9 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield Recent movers: 16.7 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +12,999 larger in Gosford - Springfield gap widening

21,204 91st pct 8,205 42nd pct

Median age in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +1 yrs older in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap narrowing

39 yrs 48th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

30.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.5 pts 23.5%

24.6% Older adults (45–64) +2.7 pts ▸ 27.3%

15.3% Children (0–14) +5.0 pts ▸ 20.3%

18.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.1 pts 16.0%

11.9% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

37.8% Married +11.1 pts ▸ 48.9%

40.2% Never married ◂ +6.9 pts 33.4%

12.6% Divorced ◂ +3.5 pts 9.1%

5.3% Widowed +0.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.1% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Gosford - Springfield Niagara Park - Lisarow

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.0% Australia +10.9 pts ▸ 81.0%

4.1% England +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.5% India ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

1.5% China ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

1.2% Nepal ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

0.7% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

37.5% English +7.7 pts ▸ 45.2%

33.5% Australian +8.4 pts ▸ 41.9%

12.0% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

9.9% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

3.5% German +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.3% Chinese ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

2.7% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

2.7% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

2.3% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 1.5%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

77.9% English only +12.5 pts ▸ 90.4%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.5% Christianity +5.0 pts ▸ 50.5%

40.3% No religion +2.8 pts ▸ 43.1%

7.1% Not stated ◂ +2.8 pts 4.3%

2.8% Hinduism ◂ +2.1 pts 0.7%

1.8% Buddhism ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.2% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.2% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +7 more in Gosford - Springfield

11 90th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +0.99 more in Gosford - Springfield

3.39 73rd pct 2.40 59th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +17 more in Gosford - Springfield

34 75th pct 17 45th pct

Students in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +3,626 more in Gosford - Springfield

5,335 90th pct 1,709 56th pct

Avg size in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +106 larger in Gosford - Springfield

534 65th pct 427 51st pct

ICSEA in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +55 higher in Gosford - Springfield

1,069 72nd pct 1,014 49th pct

Highest year of school

57.3% Year 12 ◂ +1.5 pts 55.9%

22.1% Year 10 +3.6 pts ▸ 25.7%

7.8% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.9% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

Highest qualification level

25.4% Certificate III / IV +8.6 pts ▸ 34.0%

26.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.5 pts 23.8%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 17.1%

9.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.9 pts 7.0%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

20.1% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 20.8%

10.5% Engineering & related +3.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.4% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 11.9%

12.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 11.8%

7.6% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.3% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%

4.7% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%

3.6% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Income

Personal income in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +$2 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap narrowing

$796 48th pct $798 49th pct

Household income in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +$527 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap widening

$1,460 32nd pct $1,987 65th pct

Family income in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +$292 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap widening

$1,995 44th pct $2,287 63rd pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 31.6%

28.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.7 pts 22.8%

20.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.8 pts 13.3%

7.7% $4,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

Personal income distribution

39.0% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 40.4%

33.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 32.1%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 19.2%

3.5% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Mental health ◂ +1.2 pts 11.2%

8.9% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.5% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.6% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

3.3% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.1% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.6% None +2.7 pts ▸ 62.3%

21.5% One condition +0.3 pts ▸ 21.9%

7.1% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 6.7%

3.8% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +441 larger in Gosford - Springfield

766 86th pct 325 68th pct

Median age in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +8 yrs older in Gosford - Springfield

25 yrs 57th pct 17 yrs 0th pct

Median income in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +$103 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

$584 39th pct $687 60th pct

Household income in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +$639 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

$1,432 33rd pct $2,071 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +0.6 larger in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap narrowing

2.2 14th pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

48.4% Couples with children +15.6 pts ▸ 64.0%

30.8% Couples without children ◂ +9.6 pts 21.2%

19.4% One-parent families ◂ +5.2 pts 14.1%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Household size

36.4% 1 person ◂ +17.9 pts 18.5%

33.7% 2 people ◂ +3.1 pts 30.6%

10.6% 4 people +9.3 pts ▸ 19.9%

14.4% 3 people +3.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

3.6% 5 people +5.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.3% 6 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +$35 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap widening

$390 57th pct $425 73rd pct

Mortgage in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +$115 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow gap widening

$1,885 53rd pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

26.5% Owned with a mortgage +21.3 pts ▸ 47.8%

47.7% Rented ◂ +30.2 pts 17.5%

22.7% Owned outright +9.2 pts ▸ 31.8%

1.7% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

39.8% Separate house +44.7 pts ▸ 84.5%

43.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +42.7 pts 0.5%

16.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.5 pts 14.9%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

36.4% 3 bedrooms +1.7 pts ▸ 38.1%

12.7% 4 bedrooms +25.2 pts ▸ 37.9%

36.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +29.8 pts 6.7%

4.2% 5 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

7.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +5.2 pts 2.4%

1.2% Studio / none ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

56.1% $350–$549 +0.3 pts ▸ 56.4%

20.3% $200–$349 ◂ +8.9 pts 11.4%

13.0% Under $200 +2.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

7.0% $550–$749 +5.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

1.1% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 36.7%

31.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.7 pts 25.3%

12.3% $3,000 or more +6.5 pts ▸ 18.8%

13.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.2 pts 13.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +128 more in Gosford - Springfield

179 93rd pct 51 60th pct

Stops/1k in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +2.23 more in Gosford - Springfield

8.44 86th pct 6.22 75th pct

Departures/1k in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +1,655.1 more in Gosford - Springfield

2,510.4 86th pct 855.3 52nd pct

PT routes in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +50 more in Gosford - Springfield

54 87th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +9 longer in Gosford - Springfield

11 72nd pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +2 longer in Niagara Park - Lisarow

57 76th pct 59 77th pct

Reach 30 min in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +12,999 more in Gosford - Springfield

21,204 64th pct 8,205 22nd pct

Reach 45 min in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +5,581 more in Niagara Park - Lisarow

21,204 30th pct 26,785 36th pct

How people get to work

44.0% Car (driver) +3.9 pts ▸ 47.9%

27.9% Worked at home +0.1 pts ▸ 28.1%

3.3% Car (passenger) even 3.4%

2.7% Walked ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

1.7% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

1.5% Bus ◂ +1.2 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +17.7 pts 29.8%

30.0% 2 vehicles +11.1 pts ▸ 41.2%

7.2% 3 vehicles +7.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.0% No vehicle ◂ +8.4 pts 3.6%

3.2% 4 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 11.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.1 pts 17.4%

10.3% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.9% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.9% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.4% Professional & technical ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

5.4% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.4% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.5% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

26.4% Professionals ◂ +3.4 pts 23.0%

11.4% Technicians & trades +3.1 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.2 pts 13.0%

12.9% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 11.7%

12.2% Managers +0.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

8.7% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 9.4%

9.0% Labourers even 9.0%

4.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +2 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +3 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +7 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

2 14th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +1 higher in Gosford - Springfield

7 64th pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +38 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

986 45th pct 1,024 61st pct

ERP in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +15,018 higher in Gosford - Springfield

23,282 89th pct 8,264 39th pct

Growth in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +8.7 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

9.0% 77th pct 0.3% 13th pct

Businesses in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +2,099 higher in Gosford - Springfield

2,629 86th pct 530 27th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +81 higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

1,418 87th pct 1,499 89th pct

Max temp in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow even

23.4 46th pct 23.4 46th pct

Min temp in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +0.2 higher in Gosford - Springfield

12.6 60th pct 12.3 57th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +2.7 higher in Gosford - Springfield

7.3 77th pct 4.6 38th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +2.5 more in Gosford - Springfield

7.0 76th pct 4.5 39th pct

15-min city in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +32.9 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

85.4% 66th pct 52.5% 39th pct

Walk to shops in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +41.1 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

84.2% 69th pct 43.1% 32nd pct

Walk to transit in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +18.8 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

95.4% 57th pct 76.7% 37th pct

Walk to school in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +11.6 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

87.1% 64th pct 75.5% 52nd pct

Walk to a park in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +5.7 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

95.2% 44th pct 89.4% 37th pct

Walk to health in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +48.0 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

82.4% 78th pct 34.3% 39th pct

Amenities/1k in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +3.9 more in Gosford - Springfield

22.6 77th pct 18.8 70th pct

Intersections/km² in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +89 higher in Gosford - Springfield

126 56th pct 38 36th pct

Mean slope in Gosford - Springfield in Niagara Park - Lisarow +0.7 pts higher in Niagara Park - Lisarow

10.6% 91st pct 11.3% 93rd pct

Compare Gosford - Springfield with nearby areas

Wyoming Narara Point Clare - Koolewong Niagara Park - Lisarow Saratoga - Davistown Erina - Green Point Kariong Kincumber - Picketts Valley

Compare Niagara Park - Lisarow with nearby areas

Wyoming Narara Gosford - Springfield Erina - Green Point Ourimbah - Fountaindale Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi Point Clare - Koolewong Terrigal - North Avoca

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gosford - Springfield vs Niagara Park - Lisarow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/102011032/gosford-springfield/vs/102011036/niagara-park-lisarow