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Central Coast (NSW)

New South Wales · Central Coast · 346,577 people · 158 suburbs · 16 postcodes

Central Coast (NSW) at a glance

Map shows the Central Coast (NSW) LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Central Coast (NSW) is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 158 suburbs across 16 postcodes and an area of 1,682 km². Central Coast (NSW) has a population of 346,577 , ranking #3 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Umina Beach (17,372 residents), and the highest median household income is in Matcham at $3,360/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,610/week and median age is 43.1. About 16.1% of residents were born overseas and 7.1% speak a language other than English at home.

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Schools in Central Coast (NSW)

109 schools across Central Coast (NSW): 71.6% Government, 11.9% Catholic, 16.5% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 996 (range 797 to 1157). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

All 109 schools in Central Coast (NSW), sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Central Coast Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Erina Heights	1,561	1155
MacKillop Catholic College	Catholic	Combined	Woongarrah	1,558	1042
Wadalba Community School	Government	Combined	Wadalba	1,414	941
Green Point Christian College	Independent	Combined	Green Point	1,175	1106
Central Coast Adventist School	Independent	Combined	Erina	1,136	1112
St Peter's Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Tuggerah	1,078	1045
Gosford High School	Government	Secondary	Gosford	1,067	1157
Kincumber High School	Government	Secondary	Kincumber	1,002	1045
Central Coast Sports College	Independent	Combined	Kariong	990	1026
Gorokan High School	Government	Secondary	Lake Haven	981	923
St Edward's Christian Brothers' College	Independent	Secondary	East Gosford	971	1068
Mount View High School	Government	Secondary	Cessnock West	930	911
Wyong Christian Community School	Independent	Combined	Wyong	904	1057
Terrigal Public School	Government	Primary	Terrigal	888	1078
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus	Government	Secondary	Berkeley Vale	851	959
Terrigal High School	Government	Secondary	Terrigal	847	1044
St Joseph's Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	East Gosford	802	1075
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus	Government	Secondary	Tumbi Umbi	802	972
Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School	Independent	Combined	Warnervale	796	1054
Henry Kendall High School	Government	Secondary	Gosford	789	1030
Northlakes High School	Government	Secondary	San Remo	789	917
Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus	Government	Secondary	Umina Beach	787	966
Erina High School	Government	Secondary	Erina	781	996
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus	Government	Secondary	Long Jetty	756	987
Lisarow High School	Government	Secondary	Lisarow	728	1014
St Philip's Christian College - Gosford	Independent	Combined	Narara	694	1093
Wyong High School	Government	Secondary	Wyong	674	946
St Brigid's Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Lake Munmorah	651	1006
Woy Woy South Public School	Government	Primary	Woy Woy	648	996
Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus	Government	Secondary	Woy Woy	644	974
Blue Haven Public School	Government	Primary	Blue Haven	637	927
Narara Valley High School	Government	Secondary	Narara	629	974
Gorokan Public School	Government	Primary	Gorokan	620	913
Bateau Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Bateau Bay	614	1029
Lake Munmorah High School	Government	Secondary	Lake Munmorah	610	925
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Shelly Beach	606	1057
Umina Beach Public School	Government	Primary	Umina Beach	606	1010
Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Terrigal	605	1102
Budgewoi Public School	Government	Primary	Budgewoi	555	937
Gosford Public School	Government	Primary	West Gosford	545	1049
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Noraville	545	1034
Berkeley Vale Public School	Government	Primary	Berkeley Vale	524	988
Kariong Public School	Government	Primary	Kariong	502	1007
Kanwal Public School	Government	Primary	Kanwal	500	942
Toukley Public School	Government	Primary	Toukley	494	889
Ettalong Public School	Government	Primary	Ettalong Beach	490	975
Chittaway Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Chittaway Bay	479	992
Point Clare Public School	Government	Primary	Point Clare	479	1058
Killarney Vale Public School	Government	Primary	Killarney Vale	477	963
Wamberal Public School	Government	Primary	Wamberal	475	1048
Avoca Beach Public School	Government	Primary	Avoca Beach	455	1081
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Wyoming	443	1076
Warnervale Public School	Government	Primary	Hamlyn Terrace	442	979
Wyong Public School	Government	Primary	Wyong	433	931
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Lake Munmorah	431	1005
Woodport Public School	Government	Primary	Erina	429	1041
Empire Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Empire Bay	426	1039
The Entrance Public School	Government	Primary	The Entrance	422	923
Brooke Avenue Public School	Government	Primary	Killarney Vale	420	931
Kariong Mountains High School	Government	Secondary	Kariong	420	968
Niagara Park Public School	Government	Primary	Niagara Park	412	1008
Woongarrah Public School	Government	Primary	Woongarrah	385	984
Lake Munmorah Public School	Government	Primary	Lake Munmorah	384	950
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	East Gosford	384	1090
Narara Public School	Government	Primary	Lisarow	377	1008
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Tumbi Umbi	370	1056
Woy Woy Public School	Government	Primary	Woy Woy	365	970
Kincumber Public School	Government	Primary	Kincumber	364	1004
Tuggerah Public School	Government	Primary	Tuggerah	359	993
Brisbania Public School	Government	Primary	Saratoga	358	1014
Gwandalan Public School	Government	Primary	Gwandalan	351	953
Northlakes Public School	Government	Primary	San Remo	341	905
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Wyong	335	1022
Gosford East Public School	Government	Primary	East Gosford	334	1017
Ourimbah Public School	Government	Primary	Ourimbah	332	1018
Central Coast Steiner School	Independent	Combined	Fountaindale	330	1092
Valley View Public School	Government	Primary	Wyoming	325	987
Porters Creek Public School	Government	Primary	Warnervale	317	988
Wyoming Public School	Government	Primary	Wyoming	302	940
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Kincumber	285	1081
ET Australia Secondary College	Independent	Special	Gosford	280	976
Copacabana Public School	Government	Primary	Copacabana	259	1064
Erina Heights Public School	Government	Primary	Erina Heights	254	1094
Coast Christian School	Independent	Primary	Bensville	234	1061
Tuggerawong Public School	Government	Primary	Tuggerawong	208	953
Mannering Park Public School	Government	Primary	Mannering Park	193	945
Lisarow Public School	Government	Primary	Lisarow	192	1035
Tacoma Public School	Government	Primary	Tacoma	186	938
Glenvale School	Government	Special	Narara	159	963
Pretty Beach Public School	Government	Primary	Pretty Beach	154	1102
Chertsey Primary School	Government	Primary	Springfield	125	935
Aspect Central Coast School	Independent	Special	Terrigal	122	1030
Holgate Public School	Government	Primary	Holgate	95	1047
Wyong Creek Public School	Government	Primary	Wyong Creek	94	978
Ngaruki Gulgul	Independent	Special	Kariong	70	899
The Central Coast Montessori Primary School	Independent	Primary	Bateau Bay	66	1100
Jilliby Public School	Government	Primary	Wyong	60	989
TLK Youth College	Independent	Special	Berkeley Vale	58	904
Somersby Public School	Government	Primary	Gosford	56	1034
Girrakool School	Government	Special	Kariong	54	826
Darkinjung Barker	Independent	Primary	Yarramalong	43	809
HopeTown School	Government	Special	Wyong	43	797
North Gosford Learning Centre	Government	Special	North Gosford	38	905
Kulnura Public School	Government	Primary	Kulnura	37	975
Yattalunga Valley Christian School	Independent	Special	Green Point	26	1095
The Lakes College	Independent	Special	Blue Haven	24	843
Central Mangrove Public School	Government	Primary	Central Mangrove	23	886
Peats Ridge Public School	Government	Primary	Peats Ridge	19	947
Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre	Government	Combined	Gosford

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Central Coast (NSW). Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Central Coast (NSW)

Central Coast (NSW) contains 158 suburbs and 16 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Umina Beach	2257	17,372	$1,421/wk	44
Terrigal	2260	12,730	$2,056/wk	43
Bateau Bay	2261	12,516	$1,475/wk	42
Woy Woy	2256	11,072	$1,151/wk	48
Wyoming	2250	10,111	$1,408/wk	42
Berkeley Vale	2261	8,951	$1,791/wk	36
Hamlyn Terrace	2259	8,761	$1,941/wk	36
Gorokan	2263	8,624	$1,156/wk	41
Narara	2250	8,471	$1,896/wk	38
Killarney Vale	2261	7,491	$1,524/wk	39
Kincumber	2251	7,398	$1,321/wk	48
Wamberal	2260	6,991	$2,407/wk	40
Green Point	2251	6,810	$1,510/wk	48
Long Jetty	2261	6,736	$1,201/wk	45
Blue Haven	2262	6,563	$1,608/wk	33
Kariong	2250	6,485	$2,200/wk	36
Woongarrah	2259	5,962	$2,255/wk	36
Tumbi Umbi	2261	5,369	$1,657/wk	45
Lisarow	2250	5,299	$2,087/wk	41
Erina	2250	5,205	$1,010/wk	61
Ettalong Beach	2257	5,161	$1,077/wk	54
Lake Munmorah	2259	5,084	$1,155/wk	50
Gosford	2250	4,873	$1,421/wk	35
Avoca Beach	2251	4,708	$2,358/wk	43
Toukley	2263	4,557	$1,044/wk	47
Wyong	2259	4,530	$1,096/wk	45
San Remo	2262	4,434	$1,375/wk	34
East Gosford	2250	4,391	$1,330/wk	44
Springfield	2250	4,310	$2,008/wk	37
The Entrance	2261	4,244	$971/wk	50
Wadalba	2259	4,204	$1,942/wk	32
Kanwal	2259	4,194	$1,344/wk	45
Ourimbah	2258	4,019	$1,940/wk	39
North Gosford	2250	3,986	$1,406/wk	36
Saratoga	2251	3,982	$1,989/wk	43
Watanobbi	2259	3,980	$1,315/wk	35
Point Clare	2250	3,974	$1,623/wk	46
Gwandalan	2259	3,785	$1,493/wk	42
Mardi	2259	3,598	$1,955/wk	37
Buff Point	2262	3,559	$1,323/wk	44
Lake Haven	2263	3,529	$1,023/wk	49
Budgewoi	2262	3,497	$1,289/wk	44
Forresters Beach	2260	3,354	$1,758/wk	44
Noraville	2263	3,001	$1,480/wk	42
Copacabana	2251	2,809	$2,143/wk	43
Niagara Park	2250	2,779	$1,780/wk	37
Chain Valley Bay	2259	2,773	$866/wk	63
Summerland Point	2259	2,708	$1,312/wk	48
Halekulani	2262	2,677	$1,031/wk	49
Davistown	2251	2,602	$1,380/wk	48
Mannering Park	2259	2,554	$1,391/wk	41
Empire Bay	2257	2,522	$1,884/wk	42
Charmhaven	2263	2,501	$1,392/wk	39
Bensville	2251	2,500	$2,176/wk	42
North Avoca	2260	2,318	$2,511/wk	41
Point Frederick	2250	2,043	$1,631/wk	48
Glenning Valley	2261	2,023	$2,252/wk	41
Wyongah	2259	2,020	$1,622/wk	37
Chittaway Bay	2261	1,987	$1,693/wk	41
Blackwall	2256	1,941	$1,449/wk	45
Jilliby	2259	1,694	$2,713/wk	43
Tascott	2250	1,675	$1,882/wk	43
The Entrance North	2261	1,619	$1,331/wk	46
West Gosford	2250	1,602	$1,169/wk	44
Booker Bay	2257	1,442	$1,218/wk	54
Macmasters Beach	2251	1,399	$2,190/wk	49
Shelly Beach	2261	1,313	$1,646/wk	47
Tuggerawong	2259	1,285	$1,477/wk	43
Canton Beach	2263	1,202	$710/wk	61
Norah Head	2263	1,149	$1,711/wk	51
Somersby	2250	1,087	$2,215/wk	47
St Huberts Island	2257	1,080	$1,605/wk	58
Blue Bay	2261	1,060	$1,323/wk	52
Matcham	2250	1,038	$3,360/wk	44
Holgate	2250	1,023	$2,951/wk	43
Chittaway Point	2261	947	$1,793/wk	44
Tuggerah	2259	925	$1,569/wk	35
Koolewong	2256	920	$1,735/wk	48
Killcare Heights	2257	812	$2,133/wk	50
Mangrove Mountain	2250	736	$1,816/wk	43
Fountaindale	2258	726	$2,903/wk	46
Kincumber South	2251	721	$721/wk	68
Daleys Point	2257	705	$1,227/wk	59
Warnervale	2259	701	$1,929/wk	34
Tacoma	2259	615	$1,679/wk	40
Kulnura	2250	589	$1,913/wk	48
Yattalunga	2251	580	$1,896/wk	41
Toowoon Bay	2261	543	$1,168/wk	58
Killcare	2257	517	$1,890/wk	53
Pearl Beach	2256	510	$1,761/wk	64
Horsfield Bay	2256	501	$2,083/wk	46
Wyong Creek	2259	476	$2,360/wk	47
Erina Heights	2260	454	$2,819/wk	41
Woy Woy Bay	2256	423	$2,416/wk	47
Phegans Bay	2256	406	$2,075/wk	48
Doyalson North	2262	383	$691/wk	72
Dooralong	2259	350	$2,833/wk	42
Mooney Mooney	2083	350	$1,978/wk	52
Wallarah	2259	344	$1,887/wk	42
Magenta	2261	332	$1,843/wk	60
Kangy Angy	2258	331	$1,199/wk	50
Yarramalong	2259	329	$2,571/wk	44
Pretty Beach	2257	314	$1,818/wk	57
Peats Ridge	2250	301	$1,875/wk	42
Doyalson	2262	299	$1,433/wk	38
Spencer	2775	288	$913/wk	52
Rocky Point	2259	275	$1,678/wk	42
Tacoma South	2259	257	$1,781/wk	43
Central Mangrove	2250	253	$2,388/wk	46
Wagstaffe	2257	240	$1,892/wk	60
Patonga	2256	235	$1,069/wk	65
Hardys Bay	2257	233	$2,068/wk	59
Picketts Valley	2251	221	$2,971/wk	42
Gunderman	2775	189	$1,062/wk	54
Mount White	2250	171	$1,147/wk	58
Mount Elliot	2250	169	$2,583/wk	48
Kingfisher Shores	2259	160	$1,531/wk	41
Calga	2250	134	$2,124/wk	43
Wendoree Park	2250	131	$2,349/wk	46
Cedar Brush Creek	2259	125	$2,250/wk	46
Bar Point	2083	122	$1,125/wk	52
Little Jilliby	2259	102	$1,875/wk	33
Cheero Point	2083	100	$2,428/wk	41
Durren Durren	2259	96	$2,250/wk	44
Palmdale	2258	95	$2,156/wk	54
Palm Grove	2258	87	$1,416/wk	55
Lower Mangrove	2250	70	$1,312/wk	53
Ravensdale	2259	70	$2,124/wk	51
Mangrove Creek	2250	56	$2,125/wk	34
Lemon Tree	2259	54	$1,958/wk	58
Marlow	2775	35	$1,187/wk	59
Halloran	2259	34	$1,149/wk	43
Mooney Mooney Creek	2250	27	$1,749/wk	40
Kiar	2259	25	$1,125/wk	50
Little Wobby	2256	23	$1,124/wk	62
Greengrove	2250	14	$1,437/wk	58
Cogra Bay	2083	13	$1,374/wk	54
Glenworth Valley	2250	12	$725/wk	32
Bushells Ridge	2259	8	$1,125/wk	60
Ten Mile Hollow	2250	6		46
Bouddi	2251	5	$1,249/wk	67
Crangan Bay	2259	3	$1,125/wk	65
Wondabyne	2256	3	$1,375/wk	65
Bay Village	2261
Box Head	2257
Budgewoi Peninsula	2262
Cessnock West	2325
Colongra	2262
Frazer Park	2259
Freemans	2259
Milsons Arm	2325
Mootai	2325
Moruben	2325
Narone Creek	2325
Point Wolstoncroft	2259
Upper Mangrove	2250		$2,500/wk	68
Wybung	2259
Yengo	2325

Postcodes covered

2083, 2250, 2251, 2256, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2261, 2262, 2263, 2325, 2428, 2539, 2630, 2775

Compare Central Coast (NSW) with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Central Coast (NSW) and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	Median HH income	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Central Coast (NSW) (NSW)	346,577	43.1	$1,610/wk	978	28.6%	16.1%
Lake Macquarie	212,380	42.7	$1,690/wk	981	24.1%	10.8%
Cessnock	64,819	38.0	$1,581/wk	910	27.7%	7.2%
Hawkesbury	68,064	39.1	$2,043/wk	1009	24.6%	13.2%
Hornsby	140,289	41.3	$2,542/wk	1117	24.1%	40.7%
Dungog	9,294	44.7	$1,592/wk	973	15.8%	5.6%

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Frequently asked questions about Central Coast (NSW)

What is the population of Central Coast (NSW)?

The 2021 Census recorded 346,577 people living in Central Coast (NSW), across 158 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Central Coast (NSW)?

Central Coast (NSW) contains 158 suburbs. The most populous are Umina Beach, Terrigal, Bateau Bay, Woy Woy, Wyoming.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Central Coast (NSW)?

Central Coast (NSW) covers 16 postcodes: 2083, 2250, 2251, 2256, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2261, 2262, 2263, 2325, 2428, 2539, 2630, 2775.

What is the median household income in Central Coast (NSW)?

The population-weighted median household income across Central Coast (NSW) is $1,610 per week (2021 Census), ranking #54 of 130 NSW LGAs.

How many schools are in Central Coast (NSW)?

Central Coast (NSW) has 109 schools, including 78 government, 13 Catholic, and 18 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Central Coast (NSW)?

Central Coast (NSW) has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 978, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.