Moving to Gosford (Springfield area) from Charlestown (Dudley area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Gosford - Springfield and Charlestown - Dudley, side by side - all from public government data.
Gosford (Springfield area) has 23,282 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.8% in a year, a median house price of $1.13M, 11 schools and 15 childcare services. Full Gosford (Springfield area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Charlestown Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Charlestown - Dudley.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Charlestown - Dudley (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Gosford Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Gosford - Springfield.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Gosford - Springfield (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Gosford - Springfield and Charlestown - Dudley have a similar average ICSEA (1,016 and 1,002) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Gosford - Springfield 1,052 (4 schools), Charlestown - Dudley 1,062 (3 schools).
There are 11 schools in Gosford - Springfield, compared to 14 in Charlestown - Dudley.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 15 in Gosford - Springfield vs 22 in Charlestown - Dudley.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Gosford - Springfield at 17.4% (vs 7.1% in Charlestown - Dudley).
Gosford - Springfield has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Charlestown - Dudley's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Gosford (Springfield area)?
23,282 people lived in Gosford (Springfield area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.8% over the year. Charlestown (Dudley area) had 26,087.
Are houses cheaper in Gosford (Springfield area) than in Charlestown (Dudley area)?
Yes. The median house price is $1.13M in Gosford (Springfield area) and $1.16M in Charlestown (Dudley area), 3% lower in Gosford (Springfield area).
How many schools are in Gosford (Springfield area)?
ACARA lists 11 schools in Gosford (Springfield area), against 14 in Charlestown (Dudley area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Charlestown - Dudley → Gosford - Springfield