$731 ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $505
- 2016: $597
- 2021: $731
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gosford · State Electorate
Income in Gosford
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical incomes than most similar areas define Gosford, where the usual weekly household income is $1,449. While earnings have climbed since 2011, the area remains well below the state and national benchmarks for household pay.
$1,449
▲ +50.9%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gosford — lower than 73% of areas.
| Gosford | $1,449 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income of $1,449 is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Typical family incomes are also a little below the national average at $1,949, though this has risen by $688 since 2011.
$1,449 ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $960
- 2016: $1,190
- 2021: $1,449
Median total household income per week.
$1,949 ▲ +54.6%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,261
- 2016: $1,522
- 2021: $1,949
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earning households are less common here than in most areas, with 17.3% earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the state average of 25.2%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, as 42.2% of people earn under $650 weekly.
10.3%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.3%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Gosford splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gosford, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10030/gosford/topic/income