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Gosford - Springfield vs Point Clare - Koolewong

Name: Gosford - Springfield vs Point Clare - Koolewong — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · Gosford - Springfield profile · Point Clare - Koolewong profile

Gosford - Springfield Point Clare - Koolewong

Gosford - Springfield and Point Clare - Koolewong are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Gosford - Springfield is a very walkable hub where 47.7% of households rent and flats or apartments are common. It has a more mobile population, with 49.1% of people moving in the last five years and a higher share of recent overseas arrivals (16.5%). In contrast, Point Clare - Koolewong is dominated by separate houses (89.2%) and home ownership, with 37.3% of homes owned outright. It is a quieter area where 78.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, compared to 53.2% in Gosford - Springfield.

The gap in home types has widened since 2011, with separate houses becoming even more common in Point Clare - Koolewong. Despite this trend, the two areas are very similar in other ways. They have almost the same share of adults with a bachelor degree (around 25%) and very similar typical weekly incomes, sitting just under $800. Both areas also have nearly identical proportions of people who speak a First Nations language (around 4.3%).

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 49.4 pts higher in Point Clare - Koolewong 3+ bedrooms: 25.7 pts higher in Point Clare - Koolewong Renting: 23.7 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield Recent movers: 17.3 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield Population: 14,633 larger in Gosford - Springfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +14,633 larger in Gosford - Springfield gap widening

21,204 91st pct 6,571 32nd pct

Median age in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +7 yrs older in Point Clare - Koolewong gap widening

39 yrs 48th pct 46 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

30.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.8 pts 21.2%

24.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.5 pts ▸ 28.1%

18.2% Seniors (65+) +5.2 pts ▸ 23.4%

15.3% Children (0–14) +2.0 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.9 pts 10.0%

Marital status

37.8% Married +9.5 pts ▸ 47.3%

40.2% Never married ◂ +8.8 pts 31.4%

12.6% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 11.5%

5.3% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.1% Separated ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Gosford - Springfield Point Clare - Koolewong

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.0% Australia +4.4 pts ▸ 74.4%

4.1% England +2.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.5% India ◂ +1.9 pts 0.6%

2.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.9% Philippines ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%

1.5% China ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

0.7% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.2% Nepal ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

37.5% English +6.6 pts ▸ 44.1%

33.5% Australian +1.4 pts ▸ 34.9%

12.0% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.9% Scottish +2.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

3.5% German +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.3% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

2.7% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.7% Indian ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

2.3% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.6% Dutch even 1.7%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.3% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

77.9% English only +7.7 pts ▸ 85.6%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Hindi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Italian even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.5% Christianity +3.0 pts ▸ 48.5%

40.3% No religion +3.3 pts ▸ 43.7%

7.1% Not stated ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

2.8% Hinduism ◂ +2.2 pts 0.6%

1.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

1.2% Islam ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.2% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +10 more in Gosford - Springfield

11 90th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +2.51 more in Gosford - Springfield

3.39 73rd pct 0.88 11th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +13 more in Gosford - Springfield

34 75th pct 21 53rd pct

Students in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +4,856 more in Gosford - Springfield

5,335 90th pct 479 16th pct

Avg size in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +55 larger in Gosford - Springfield

534 65th pct 479 58th pct

ICSEA in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +11 higher in Gosford - Springfield

1,069 72nd pct 1,058 68th pct

Highest year of school

57.3% Year 12 ◂ +1.0 pts 56.3%

22.1% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 24.0%

7.8% Year 9 or below even 7.8%

5.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

Highest qualification level

25.4% Certificate III / IV +0.9 pts ▸ 26.2%

26.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 24.6%

16.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 17.0%

9.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.9 pts 8.9%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

20.1% Management & commerce +0.1 pts ▸ 20.2%

13.4% Health ◂ +2.6 pts 10.8%

10.5% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.6% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.6% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.3% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.1 pts 3.7%

4.7% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.6% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +$31 higher in Gosford - Springfield gap steady

$796 48th pct $765 42nd pct

Household income in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +$257 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong gap widening

$1,460 32nd pct $1,717 48th pct

Family income in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +$269 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong gap widening

$1,995 44th pct $2,264 62nd pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 29.3%

28.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.4 pts 25.1%

20.1% Under $650 ◂ +1.6 pts 18.5%

7.7% $4,000 or more +4.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

8.4% $3,000–$3,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

Personal income distribution

39.0% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 41.1%

33.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.9 pts 28.9%

17.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 19.4%

3.5% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.5% Mental health ◂ +1.9 pts 10.6%

9.6% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.9% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.5% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.1%

4.8% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.2% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.3% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.7% Dementia +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.1% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.6% None +0.4 pts ▸ 60.1%

21.5% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 21.7%

7.1% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

3.8% Three or more +1.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +604 larger in Gosford - Springfield

766 86th pct 162 47th pct

Median age in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +2 yrs older in Point Clare - Koolewong

25 yrs 57th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +$34 higher in Gosford - Springfield

$584 39th pct $550 31st pct

Household income in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +$130 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

$1,432 33rd pct $1,562 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +0.3 larger in Point Clare - Koolewong gap steady

2.2 14th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

48.4% Couples with children +10.6 pts ▸ 59.0%

30.8% Couples without children ◂ +3.6 pts 27.3%

19.4% One-parent families ◂ +6.5 pts 12.8%

1.4% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Household size

36.4% 1 person ◂ +9.6 pts 26.8%

33.7% 2 people +0.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

10.6% 4 people +5.5 pts ▸ 16.0%

14.4% 3 people +0.1 pts ▸ 14.4%

3.6% 5 people +2.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.3% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +$10 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong gap narrowing

$390 57th pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +$115 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong gap narrowing

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

People / bedroom in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.7% Rented ◂ +23.7 pts 24.0%

22.7% Owned outright +14.6 pts ▸ 37.3%

26.5% Owned with a mortgage +10.4 pts ▸ 36.9%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.3% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

39.8% Separate house +49.4 pts ▸ 89.2%

43.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +38.8 pts 4.4%

16.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.5 pts 5.9%

0.1% Other dwelling +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

36.4% 3 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 40.6%

36.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +22.0 pts 14.5%

12.7% 4 bedrooms +18.0 pts ▸ 30.7%

4.2% 5 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

7.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.2 pts 4.5%

1.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Weekly rent distribution

56.1% $350–$549 ◂ +11.3 pts 44.9%

20.3% $200–$349 ◂ +0.5 pts 19.8%

7.0% $550–$749 +9.8 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.0% Under $200 +0.4 pts ▸ 13.5%

1.1% $750 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.5% $1,800–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 39.7%

31.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.5 pts 24.5%

12.3% $3,000 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.3% Under $1,000 +0.6 pts ▸ 13.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +97 more in Gosford - Springfield

179 93rd pct 82 81st pct

Stops/1k in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +4.04 more in Point Clare - Koolewong

8.44 86th pct 12.48 89th pct

Departures/1k in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +975.3 more in Gosford - Springfield

2,510.4 86th pct 1,535.1 74th pct

PT routes in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +51 more in Gosford - Springfield

54 87th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +15 longer in Point Clare - Koolewong

11 72nd pct 26 84th pct

Drive to city in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +46 longer in Point Clare - Koolewong

57 76th pct 103 89th pct

Reach 30 min in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +14,633 more in Gosford - Springfield

21,204 64th pct 6,571 15th pct

Reach 45 min in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +8,148 more in Gosford - Springfield

21,204 30th pct 13,056 20th pct

How people get to work

44.0% Car (driver) ◂ +4.1 pts 39.9%

27.9% Worked at home +7.3 pts ▸ 35.2%

3.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%

2.7% Walked ◂ +2.0 pts 0.6%

1.7% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.5% Bus ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

47.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.3 pts 40.2%

30.0% 2 vehicles +6.6 pts ▸ 36.6%

12.0% No vehicle ◂ +5.2 pts 6.8%

7.2% 3 vehicles +4.0 pts ▸ 11.1%

3.2% 4 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

21.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.6 pts 17.8%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%

7.4% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.9% Education & training +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.9% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

7.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

6.4% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

3.6% Finance & insurance +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.3% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

26.4% Professionals +1.5 pts ▸ 27.8%

13.2% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.2% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.9% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 11.0%

11.4% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.7% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +1.4 pts 7.7%

4.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 4.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +2 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +3 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

4 36th pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +4 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

2 14th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +39 higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

986 45th pct 1,025 62nd pct

ERP in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +16,585 higher in Gosford - Springfield

23,282 89th pct 6,697 30th pct

Growth in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +7.2 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

9.0% 77th pct 1.8% 26th pct

Businesses in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +2,235 higher in Gosford - Springfield

2,629 86th pct 394 18th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong even

1,418 87th pct 1,421 87th pct

Max temp in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +0.2 higher in Gosford - Springfield

23.4 46th pct 23.1 43rd pct

Min temp in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +0.4 higher in Gosford - Springfield

12.6 60th pct 12.1 54th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +2.7 higher in Gosford - Springfield

7.3 77th pct 4.5 37th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +3.0 more in Gosford - Springfield

7.0 76th pct 4.0 31st pct

15-min city in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +41.6 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

85.4% 66th pct 43.8% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +40.5 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

84.2% 69th pct 43.7% 33rd pct

Walk to transit in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +0.4 pts higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

95.4% 57th pct 95.9% 58th pct

Walk to school in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +60.7 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

87.1% 64th pct 26.4% 14th pct

Walk to a park in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +3.4 pts higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

95.2% 44th pct 98.6% 54th pct

Walk to health in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +33.6 pts higher in Gosford - Springfield

82.4% 78th pct 48.8% 53rd pct

Amenities/1k in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +11.9 more in Point Clare - Koolewong

22.6 77th pct 34.5 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +73 higher in Gosford - Springfield

126 56th pct 53 41st pct

Mean slope in Gosford - Springfield in Point Clare - Koolewong +4.1 pts higher in Point Clare - Koolewong

10.6% 91st pct 14.7% 100th pct

Compare Gosford - Springfield with nearby areas

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Compare Point Clare - Koolewong with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gosford - Springfield vs Point Clare - Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/102011032/gosford-springfield/vs/102011037/point-clare-koolewong