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Coffs Harbour NSW 2450

19,637 addresses · 431 streets

Cowper Electorate › Coffs Harbour LGA › Coffs Harbour · 437 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A mid-north-coast city known for its beaches, Coffs Harbour draws holidaymakers and sea-changers. The median age is 43 and households average 2.3 people. Median household income is $1,231 a week, with rent around $355.

Coffs Harbour is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 27,089 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,231 a week, with median rent near $355 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

27,089Population
43Median age
$1,231Median household income / wk
$355Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Coffs Harbour - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Coffs Harbour itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Coffs Harbour, 2.6 km south-east · Airport: Coffs Harbour Regional Airport, 3.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 36.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coffs Harbour

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Coffs Harbour NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202147.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 52.8%

Population by age in Coffs Harbour
Population by age, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,356
5-143,193
15-191,630
20-241,496
25-343,229
35-443,212
45-543,186
55-643,444
65-743,268
75-842,125
85+947
Dwelling types in Coffs Harbour
Dwelling types, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House6,369
Townhouse1,868
Apartment2,201
Other177
Households by weekly income in Coffs Harbour
Households by weekly income, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,436
$650-1,4993,538
$1,500-2,9992,769
$3,000+1,151
Top ancestries in Coffs Harbour
Top ancestries, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English10,598
Australian9,692
Other3,370
Irish3,040
Scottish2,660
Ancestry NS2,032
Housing tenure in Coffs Harbour
Housing tenure, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,520
Mortgage2,590
Rented4,220
Other132
Cars per household in Coffs Harbour
Cars per household, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0946
14,500
23,450
31,043
4+507
Commute to work in Coffs Harbour
Commute to work, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car8,004
Train7
Bus94
Tram/ferry0
Walked313
Bicycle110
Home1,019
Top countries of birth in Coffs Harbour
Top countries of birth, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England773
Myanmar412
Iraq372
New Zealand356
India296
Philippines185
Languages used at home in Coffs Harbour
Languages used at home, Coffs Harbour NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi295
Arabic123
Mandarin106
Spanish106
Australian Indigenous96
German73

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

84,402 bird observations recorded near Coffs Harbour — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coffs Harbour

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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