Erina Heights

Erina Heights is a semi-rural suburb on the Central Coast, between Gosford and Terrigal on the Pacific coast, within the Central Coast Council.

It sits about 85 kilometres north-north-east of Sydney’s CBD, roughly 9 kilometres east of Gosford’s CBD, and around 14 kilometres south-west of The Entrance.

At the 2021 Census, Erina Heights recorded 454 residents with a median age of 41 years, and 3.5% of people identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Households averaged 3.2 people across 145 private dwellings, with a median weekly household income of $2,819, a median weekly rent of $485, and an average of 2.6 motor vehicles per dwelling.

Public transport relies on frequent bus services along the Central Coast Highway, linking Erina Heights with Erina Fair, East Gosford, and Gosford Interchange, including Routes 67 and 68, which travel toward Terrigal, Wamberal, and Gosford.

The nearest intercity rail hub is Gosford Station on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line, which provides commuter parking, bike racks and lockers, accessible toilets and Opal top-up facilities.

Everyday shopping and services are concentrated at Erina Fair in neighbouring Erina, one of regional Australia’s most significant centres, located on Terrigal Drive with extensive parking and bus access.

District healthcare is provided at Gosford Hospital, located on Showground Road, the principal referral hospital for the Central Coast, with additional private inpatient services available at Gosford Private Hospital in North Gosford.

Local education options include Erina Heights Public School on Serpentine Road and the nearby Central Coast Adventist School in Erina, which offers K–12 education.

Recreation centres on nearby bushland reserves, with Katandra Reserve offering lookouts at St John's and signed circuits, such as the Katandra Circuit and Explorer tracks, which traverse moist gullies and open forest.

Residents also access beaches and coastal trails around Terrigal and Wamberal via short drives east, and cycle or walk on shared paths in adjacent suburbs.

The suburb’s setting combines low-density residential areas and schools with ready access to regional retail, healthcare, and transportation nodes, anchored by the Gosford rail line and the Central Coast Highway corridor.