Population and Education
Some brief population and education statistics from the 2001 Australian Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/
| Gosford | NSW | Australia | |||||||
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| 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 | |
| Population |
154,654 | 144,840 |
128,781 |
6,371,745 | 6,038,696 |
5,732,032 |
18,972,350 | 17,892,423 |
16,850,334 |
| 0-14 |
32,866 |
1,313,350 |
3,912,475 |
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| 15-24 |
17,905 |
845,345 |
2,566,346 |
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| 25-44 |
35,075 |
1,880,360 |
5,591,476 |
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| 45-64 |
41,248 |
1,443,638 |
4,328,074 |
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| 65+ |
26,951 |
828,475 |
2,370,878 |
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| Median age | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
| Australian-born | 80.2% | 82.4% | 83.8% | 70.5% | 73.3% | 75.1% | 72.6% | 74.5% | 75.8% |
| Post-Secondary Education | |||||||||
| Postgraduate | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| Bachelor | 7.3% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 10.1% | 8.0% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 5.7% |
| Diploma/Certificate | 26.1% | 23.5% | 22.6% | 22.7% | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.8% | 19.6% | 18.8% |
See also: List of cities in Australia
Read more about this topic: City Of Gosford
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