4,391 ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,908
- 2016: 4,238
- 2021: 4,391
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Gosford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Gosford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 39.5% of the population in East Gosford, the largest relationship group in the area. This is a noticeably older community than the national average, with the typical resident aged 44. It is a relatively large suburb, containing 4,391 people.
4,391
▲ +12.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Gosford — higher than 86% of areas.
| East Gosford | 4,391 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 71,168 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With 4,391 residents, East Gosford is larger than about 89% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 16.0%, a little below the New South Wales average of 18.2%.
24.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →East Gosford splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.2% ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Gosford, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in East Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11352/east-gosford/topic/demographics-identity