West Gosford

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC14244
People 1,335
Male 45.8%
Female 54.2%
Median age 49
Families 308
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 723
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $951
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $340
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 612 45.8 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 724 54.2 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43 3.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,335 people in West Gosford. Of these 45.8% were male and 54.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.

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Age West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 49 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 64 4.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 51 3.8 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 46 3.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 46 3.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 75 5.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 100 7.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 86 6.4 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 82 6.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 61 4.6 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 68 5.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 93 6.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 76 5.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 56 4.2 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 61 4.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 62 4.6 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 58 4.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 79 5.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 176 13.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in West Gosford was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 394 33.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 51 4.3 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 170 14.3 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 190 16.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 380 32.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in West Gosford aged 15 years and over, 33.2% were married and 18.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 337 35.4 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 108 11.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 508 53.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In West Gosford, of people aged 15 years and over, 35.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 16 5.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 43 14.8 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 10 3.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 1.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 45 15.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 5 1.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 20 6.9 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 44 15.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 3.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 94 32.4 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In West Gosford 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.4% were in primary school, 18.1% in secondary school and 23.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 178 15.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 89 7.5 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 46 3.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 151 12.8 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 158 13.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 45 3.8 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 183 15.5 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 152 12.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.7 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 128 10.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in West Gosford, 13.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 573 31.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 471 26.1 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 150 8.3 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 131 7.2 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 42 2.3 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in West Gosford were English 31.7%, Australian 26.1%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 7.2% and German 2.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in West Gosford (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 932 70.8 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 69 5.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 27 2.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Philippines 25 1.9 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 13 1.0 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
India 12 0.9 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In West Gosford, 70.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 2.1%, Philippines 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0% and India 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 384 28.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 108 8.1 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 70 5.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 684 51.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In West Gosford, 51.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 760 57.1 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 108 8.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 33 2.5 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Scotland 24 1.8 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
Philippines 23 1.7 106,423 1.4 270,177 1.2

In West Gosford, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.1%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.8% and Philippines 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 798 59.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 105 7.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 32 2.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Philippines 28 2.1 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4
Scotland 23 1.7 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In West Gosford, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.2%, England 7.8%, New Zealand 2.4%, Philippines 2.1% and Scotland 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 382 28.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 279 20.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 275 20.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 118 8.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 58 4.3 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in West Gosford were No Religion, so described 28.6%, Anglican 20.9%, Catholic 20.6%, Not stated 8.8% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In West Gosford, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 15 1.1 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Korean 15 1.1 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Cantonese 11 0.8 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Tagalog 10 0.8 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Italian 9 0.7 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,088 82.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 91 14.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In West Gosford 82.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.1%, Korean 1.1%, Cantonese 0.8%, Tagalog 0.8% and Italian 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 342 60.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 149 26.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 32 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 44 7.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 567 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Gosford. Of these 60.3% were employed full time, 26.3% were employed part-time and 7.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 53 10.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 37 7.0 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 63 11.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 125 23.7 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 216 40.9 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in West Gosford, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 110 20.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 71 13.3 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 71 13.3 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 70 13.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 60 11.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 60 11.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 43 8.1 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 37 7.0 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in West Gosford included Professionals 20.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Labourers 11.3%, Managers 8.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 32 7.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 30 6.9 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 15 3.4 41,390 1.2 131,908 1.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 13 3.0 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12 2.8 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in West Gosford, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.9%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 609 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,342 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 951 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Gosford was $609.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 294 56.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 41 7.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Walked only 31 5.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 26 5.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 23 4.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 81 15.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 341 64.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In West Gosford, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.2%, Train 7.8%, Walked only 5.9%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Worked at home 4.4%. On the day, 15.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 719 61.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 246 21.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 129 11.0 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 154 13.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In West Gosford, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.0% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 224 19.1 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 284 24.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 125 10.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 82 7.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in West Gosford, 24.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 150 48.7 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 81 26.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 71 23.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 1.9 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in West Gosford, 26.3% were couple families with children, 48.7% were couple families without children and 23.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In West Gosford, 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 49 21.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 8 3.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 35 15.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 27 11.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 15 6.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 68 29.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 11 4.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 18 7.8 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In West Gosford, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 15.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 578 85.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 96 14.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In West Gosford, 85.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 142 24.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 151 26.1 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 281 48.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in West Gosford, 24.6% were separate houses, 26.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 48.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.7 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 34 5.9 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 308 53.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 163 28.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 40 6.9 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 30 5.2 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In West Gosford, of occupied private dwellings 5.9% had 1 bedroom, 53.2% had 2 bedrooms and 28.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 159 26.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 97 16.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 260 43.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 44 7.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 35 5.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in West Gosford, 26.7% were owned outright, 16.3% were owned with a mortgage and 43.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 304 51.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 255 43.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 29 4.9 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In West Gosford, of all households, 51.7% were family households, 43.4% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

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Household income West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In West Gosford, 30.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 340 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 82.3 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.7 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.7 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 115 19.4 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 284 48.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 121 20.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 42 7.1 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 30 5.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In West Gosford, 48.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 137 23.1 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 424 71.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 31 5.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In West Gosford, 71.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 28 56.0 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 22 44.0 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In West Gosford, 56.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.0% were female. The median age was 27 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 875 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In West Gosford, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $875.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
West Gosford % West Gosford New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In West Gosford, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.