Gosford
NSW 2250 · Central Coast
4,873 (2021) → 5,312 est. (2025) · High Growth
Part of the Central Coast local government area (est. 356,114 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Gosford is a high growth suburb in Central Coast, NSW 2250, about 52km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $1.03M is around the same as the NSW average. The suburb has 6 schools, a transport score of 92/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Gosford has an overall score of 85/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 6/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (4.97%), Nepal (4.08%), Philippines (3.22%), England (3.1%), China (2.69%)
Top languages: Nepali (3.78%), Mandarin (3.32%), Punjabi (1.7%), Tagalog (1.6%), Korean (1.33%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1027 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Gosford High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1144
- Gosford Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1058
- Henry Kendall High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1025
- ET Australia Secondary CollegeSecondary · IndependentICSEA 966
- Rumbalara Environmental Education CentreCombined · Government
- ET Australia Secondary College Senior CampusSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- North Gosford Learning CentreCombined · Government · 1kmICSEA 886
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 1073
- St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning - GosfordCombined · Independent · 1.6km
- St Joseph's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1072
- St Philip's Christian College - GosfordCombined · Independent · 1.7kmICSEA 1081
- Gosford East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 1025
- Glenvale SchoolCombined · Government · 1.8kmICSEA 979
- St Edward's Christian Brothers' CollegeSecondary · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1076
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.9kmICSEA 1077
- Aspect Central Coast School, East GosfordPrimary · Independent · 1.9km
- Wyoming Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 913
- Point Clare Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1053
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Gosford
Is Gosford safe?
Gosford has a residential safety score of 6/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 79,130 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Gosford?
In Gosford, the median house price is $1.03M and the median unit price is $583K. Median weekly house rent is $700.
How far is Gosford from Sydney CBD?
Gosford is about 51.7 km from Sydney CBD, an estimated 111 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Gosford?
Gosford has 6 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1048 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Gosford?
Gosford has a transport score of 92/100, including 2 train stations and 56 bus stops.