Median price · 7 years
Rolling 12-month median, all dwellings
$780,000+5.5% past 12 months
2020202120222023202420252026
Gosford
Steady outlook Growth score 64 Top 57% of sample
Risk score 28 Low · lower is better
Stability score 81 Consistent over 10 years
What drives the growth score
Nine metrics, each benchmarked against every suburb nationally. Weighted sum equals the score.
Sales momentum18% Moderate · 62
Listing scarcity15% Moderate · 64
Rental demand14% Moderate · 62
Days on market12% Moderate · 53
Infrastructure investment11% Strong · 89
Jobs access10% Moderate · 65
Population growth8% Moderate · 60
Income growth7% Weak · 45
New supply pressure5% · negative Low · 21
Key metrics vs benchmarks
NSW column is the sample-state average; national is the whole sample.
| Metric | Gosford | NSW | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median price | $780,000 | $875,000 | $734,203 |
| 12-month growth | +5.5% | +7.3% | +8.4% |
| Gross rental yield | 3.5% | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Days on market | 40 | 36 | 31 |
| Auction clearance | 60% | 67% | 62% |
| New supply pipeline | Low | Moderate | Moderate |
Risk score components
Lower is safer. Components are read independently; the score is their weighted blend.
28Low risk
New supply pipelineApproved dwellings vs existing stock Low · 21
Employment concentrationShare of jobs in the top two industries Low · 18
Price volatility, 5 yearsLargest peak-to-trough drawdown Low · 27
Vacancy pressureCurrent vacancy vs 2% threshold Low · 27
Hazard exposureFlood, bushfire and storm surge overlays Low · 17
Who lives here
ABS Census, latest release, aggregated to suburb
178,000population 40median age 62%owner-occupied 38%renting
Owner-occupiedRenting
Gosford is the capital of the Central Coast, situated on the waterfront between Sydney and Newcastle. The CBD revitalisation, Central Coast Quarter development, and growing remote-worker migration are transforming this formerly sleepy regional centre.
On the ground
Committed projects and catalysts feeding the infrastructure and jobs metrics
- Gosford CBD revitalisation plan
- Central Coast Quarter development
- Sydney-Newcastle fast rail advocacy
- Gosford Hospital upgrades
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