Population
The Australian Bureau of Statistics considers the Central Coast to be part of the Sydney Statistical Division. However, it also identifies the Central Coast as the Gosford-Wyong Statistical Region. At the 2006 census the population of this region was 297,956. The most populous suburb in the Wyong Shire is Bateau Bay with a population of 11,599. The most populous suburb in the City of Gosford is Umina Beach with a population of 15,392.
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