| East Gosford Central Coast, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 An aerial view of East Gosford | |||||||||||||||
  East Gosford | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°25′55″S 151°21′04″E / 33.432°S 151.351°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,391 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1991[a][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2250 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Gosford | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Robertson | ||||||||||||||
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East Gosford is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south-east of Gosford's town centre. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area, and occupies an area previously inhabited by the Guringai (Wanangine) People.[3] East Gosford is named after the Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, with whom New South Wales Governor George Gipps served in Canada. Archibald Acheson was appointed Governor of British North America in 1835, and conducted a royal commission into the state of affairs in Lower Canada.[4]
At the 2016 census East Gosford had a population of 4,238 people.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Gosford (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "East Gosford". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Some Significant events in Gosford History". Gosford City Council. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Gosford City Council: Placenames". Gosford City Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: East Gosford (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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