Australian Demographic Profile
Gosford, NSW 2250
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~4,838
Median age
37
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Young
24%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers24%
- Established partnered households23%
- High-earning professionals18%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~4,838
- Sex split
- F 48% / M 52%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 37%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)11%
- Young adults (15-24)12%
- Early career (25-39)35%
- Mid career (40-59)24%
- Senior (60+)18%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Gosford: Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated24%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)16%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)42%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)16%
- Very high ($3k+)2.2%
Top occupations
- Professionals27%
- Community and Personal Service Workers14%
- Clerical and Administrative Workers13%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Gosford | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 37% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →