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Gosford - Springfield

New South Wales · Gosford · Central Coast

Why “Gosford - Springfield”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Gosford into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Gosford - Springfield is a locality in the Gosford area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Gosford - Springfield SA2.

Where in NSW
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At a glance
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Schools
11
Top ICSEA 1157 (gov)
Childcare
53
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
3,856
-8% vs prior year
Median house
$1,030,000
+4.8% YoY
3BR house rent
$690
per week
Population
23,282
+2.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Gosford - Springfield SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Gosford Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Gosford - Springfield.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 545
ICSEA 1049
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Gosford - Springfield (NSW catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Edward's Christian Brothers' College
Independent 971 students
ICSEA 1068 intake context
St Joseph's Catholic College
Catholic 802 students
ICSEA 1075 intake context
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Catholic 384 students
ICSEA 1090 intake context

Fee-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.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Gosford - Springfield

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Erina Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 219 places · Erina
    Exceeding NQS
  • Kids Club Gosford
    Centre-Based Care · 121 places · West Gosford
    Exceeding NQS
  • Great Beginnings Kariong
    Centre-Based Care · 108 places · Kariong
    Exceeding NQS
  • Mountain Community Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Mangrove Mountain
    Exceeding NQS
  • Parklands Community Preschool & Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 48 places · Kariong
    Exceeding NQS
  • East Gosford Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 42 places · East Gosford
    Exceeding NQS
  • Gosford Pre-School Inc
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Gosford
    Exceeding NQS
  • Coastwide Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Gosford
    Exceeding NQS
  • Point Clare OSHClub
    Centre-Based Care · 134 places · Point Clare
    Meeting NQS
  • OLR_Wyoming Community OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 125 places · Wyoming
    Meeting NQS
  • Gosford Before and After School Care and Vacation Care
    Centre-Based Care · 105 places · West Gosford
    Meeting NQS
  • Narara Valley Baptist Church
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Narara
    Meeting NQS

+ 41 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
3,856
vs previous year
-8%
vs 2021
4,971
  • Transport regulatory offences 1,670
  • Against justice procedures 880
  • Theft 395
  • Assault 221
  • Drug offences 201

Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
5
Supermarkets
2
Parks
27
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Gosford - Springfield SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land

This shows whether the Gosford - Springfield SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land, © State Government of NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,030,000
House price YoY
+4.8%
Median 3BR house rent
$690/wk
Source: NSW DCJ Sales Dec 2025 · Rent Mar 2026
Population & growth
Population
23,282
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.80%
2024→25
Net change
+641
people / yr
Density
1,377
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+641
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+132
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+290
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+219

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Gosford - Springfield
+2.80%
NSW median
+0.60%
National median
+0.80%