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Coffs Harbour NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Coffs Harbour NSW is 27,089 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Coffs Harbour is $652 per week ($33,904 per year). Median rent in Coffs Harbour is $355 per week ($1,538 per month). Coffs Harbour has a median age of 43 years, older than the national median of 38. Coffs Harbour has a population density of 588.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Coffs Harbour is England. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Coffs Harbour is $1,733.

There were 1,241 recorded offences in Coffs Harbour in 2025-26, a rate of 46 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was other against property (378 offences).

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Coffs Harbour Population

residents (Census 2021)

Coffs Harbour Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$652/wk

$33,904 per year

#6309 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$355/wk

$1,538 per month

#3058 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

43years

5 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Coffs Harbour Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.4% (12,843) Female 52.6% (14,250)

Population Density

588.3

people per km²

27,089 people · 46.0 km²

Households

2.3

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,542

Family income/wk

Coffs Harbour Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Coffs Harbour Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

57.6% 3,520 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

42.4% 2,590 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Coffs Harbour Country of Birth

Australia

93.2%

England

3.6%

India

1.5%

Germany

0.5%

China

0.3%

Canada

0.3%

Fiji

0.2%

Afghanistan

0.2%

France

0.1%

Chile

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Coffs Harbour Religion

No Religion

42.9%

Catholic

19.6%

Anglican

15.3%

Not stated

9.7%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

3.4%

Other Religions Tot

3.4%

Christian (other)

2.9%

Baptist

2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Coffs Harbour Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

50.2%

Year 10 or equivalent

32.8%

Year 9 or equivalent

8.7%

Year 11 or equivalent

8.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Coffs Harbour Languages Spoken at Home

Other

64.0%

IAL Punjabi

11.9%

SAL Tot

4.9%

Arabic

4.9%

Spanish

4.2%

Mandarin

3.7%

Australian Indigenous

3.7%

Italian

2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Coffs Harbour Employment

💼

Employed full-time

29.3% 5,868 people

⏰

Employed part-time

22.5% 4,518 people

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Unemployed

3.6% 727 people

🏠

Not in labour force

44.5% 8,928 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Coffs Harbour Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

42.9%

Bachelor Degree

24.5%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.5%

Postgraduate Degree

6.1%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.7%

Certificate I/II

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Coffs Harbour Occupation

Professionals

27.2%

Community & Personal Service

16.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

14.8%

Clerical & Administrative

13.3%

Managers

11.2%

Labourers

7.5%

Sales Workers

7.0%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Coffs Harbour Field of Study

Management & Commerce

21.6%

Health

16.4%

Society & Culture

15.2%

Engineering

11.8%

Education

9.4%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.7%

Architecture & Building

6.4%

Agriculture & Environment

3.0%

Creative Arts

3.0%

Information Technology

2.3%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Coffs Harbour Dwelling Types

Separate house

77.3%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

11.6%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

11.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Coffs Harbour Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.6%

$1-$149/wk

0.7%

$150-$299/wk

2.0%

$300-$399/wk

3.3%

$400-$499/wk

9.2%

$500-$649/wk

7.8%

$650-$799/wk

8.5%

$800-$999/wk

8.2%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.8%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

9.9%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

5.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

3.8%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.5%

$4,000+/wk

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Coffs Harbour Marital Status

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Married

39.4% 8,873

↔️

Separated

4.2% 955

📋

Divorced

12.2% 2,745

🕊️

Widowed

7.1% 1,593

👤

Never married

37.1% 8,368

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Coffs Harbour Ancestry

English

31.2%

Australian

28.5%

Other

9.9%

Irish

9.0%

Scottish

7.8%

Aboriginal Australianralian

5.1%

German

3.0%

Italian

1.8%

Dutch

1.2%

Indian

0.9%

Chinese

0.8%

Filipino

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Coffs Harbour School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

25.3%

Secondary — Government

20.3%

Vocational Education

18.7%

Pre-school

10.3%

Primary — Catholic

8.2%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

6.3%

Secondary — Catholic

5.5%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Coffs Harbour Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

8.8% 4,405

✅

No need for assistance

91.2% 45,838

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Coffs Harbour Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

14.8% 3,080

—

Not a volunteer

85.2% 17,662

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Coffs Harbour Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.9%

$300-$449/mo

1.8%

$450-$599/mo

1.8%

$600-$799/mo

4.0%

$800-$999/mo

6.2%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

18.5%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

22.0%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

27.7%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

8.3%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Coffs Harbour How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

73.4%

Did not go to work

12.3%

Car (passenger)

6.8%

Walked only

3.1%

Bicycle

1.1%

Bus

0.9%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.8%

Truck

0.7%

Other

0.5%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.3%

Train

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Coffs Harbour Car Ownership

0 vehicles

9.1%

1 vehicle

43.1%

2 vehicles

33.0%

3 vehicles

10.0%

4+ vehicles

4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Coffs Harbour Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

5.9%

2 bedrooms

24.8%

3 bedrooms

42.1%

4 bedrooms

21.7%

5 bedrooms

4.6%

6+ bedrooms

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Coffs Harbour Population Mobility

16.7%

moved in the last year

46.4%

moved in the last 5 years

6.1%

unemployment rate (Census)

52.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Coffs Harbour Indigenous Population

7.0%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

3,527

Indigenous residents

47,061

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Coffs Harbour Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

3,209

Arthritis

1,177

Asthma

988

Lung condition

872

Heart disease

868

Diabetes

692

Cancer

519

Kidney disease

385

Stroke

357

Dementia

129

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Coffs Harbour Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.0%

$1-$149/wk

4.5%

$150-$299/wk

7.9%

$300-$399/wk

6.2%

$400-$499/wk

5.8%

$500-$649/wk

5.4%

$650-$799/wk

11.6%

$800-$999/wk

12.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.6%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.7%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.8%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.3%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

5.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.9%

$3,500+/wk

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Coffs Harbour Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

35.5%

Couple — no children

30.6%

One parent — children under 15

12.8%

Couple — no children under 15

12.1%

One parent — no children under 15

9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Coffs Harbour Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.0% 4

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 12

🏅

Previously served

3.4% 705

👤

Never served

96.5% 20,062

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Coffs Harbour Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

13.7% 2,834

—

Did not provide

86.3% 17,865

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Coffs Harbour Children Ever Born

No children

31.3%

1 child

12.8%

2 children

27.9%

3 children

18.0%

4 children

7.5%

5+ children

2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Coffs Harbour When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

272

1961–1970

415

1971–1980

365

1981–1990

382

1991–2000

321

2001–2010

744

2011–2015

662

2016

196

2017

282

2018

308

2019

391

2020

112

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Coffs Harbour Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

20.7%

5–14 hours

28.1%

15–29 hours

12.9%

30+ hours

8.8%

Did not do domestic work

29.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Coffs Harbour Household Size

1 person

33.3%

2 persons

34.7%

3 persons

13.4%

4 persons

10.7%

5 persons

4.8%

6+ persons

3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Coffs Harbour Where Residents Moved From

Same address

20,633

Moved from NSW

2,497

Moved — same area (SA2)

972

Moved from QLD

197

Moved from overseas

152

Moved from VIC

112

Moved from WA

Moved from ACT

Moved from SA

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Coffs Harbour Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

79.6%

Step family — no other children

12.2%

Blended family — no other children

5.7%

Intact family — other children present

1.2%

Other couple — children only

1.2%

Step family — other children present

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Coffs Harbour Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 1,241 total

Other Against Property

378

Theft

332

Assault

130

Other Against Person

124

Property Damage

Drug Offences

Weapons

Sexual Offences

Robbery

Homicide

Offence trend by year:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Coffs Harbour Schools

schools nearby

government

965

avg ICSEA score

6,411

total students

Bishop Druitt College Independent

Combined · K-12 · 1,351 students

1109

ICSEA

St John Paul College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,062 students

1044

ICSEA

Coffs Harbour Senior College Government

Secondary · 11-12 · 454 students

1038

ICSEA

St Augustine's Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 738 students

1036

ICSEA

Boambee Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 383 students

996

ICSEA

Allegra School Coffs Harbour Independent

Secondary · 9-10 · 83 students

984

ICSEA

Narranga Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 669 students

948

ICSEA

Coffs Harbour Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 474 students

897

ICSEA

Orara High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 858 students

896

ICSEA

Tyalla Public School Government

Primary · K-6 · 258 students

872

ICSEA

Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr Independent

Combined · K-8 · 81 students

798

ICSEA

Coffs Harbour Christian Community School - Junior Campus Independent

Primary

Lismore Diocese Online Education Centre Catholic

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Coffs Harbour Rent Prices & Affordability

29%

of income

Moderate

Household Income $1,231/wk

Median Rent $355/wk

Rent-to-Income 28.8%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Coffs Harbour

Your weekly income

≈ $5,334/month

Median rent $355/wk

Left after rent $876/wk

Rent share 28.8%

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Income: $695/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $55/wk

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Coffs Harbour vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Charlestown (NSW)

Pop: 13,601 Income: $880/wk Rent: $400/wk

Doonside

Pop: 13,614 Income: $647/wk Rent: $350/wk

Belmore

Pop: 13,781 Income: $640/wk Rent: $380/wk

Albion Park

Pop: 13,826 Income: $804/wk Rent: $460/wk

Minto

Pop: 13,940 Income: $691/wk Rent: $350/wk

Chester Hill

Pop: 14,007 Income: $495/wk Rent: $380/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Coffs Harbour

What is the population of Coffs Harbour NSW?

The population of Coffs Harbour NSW is 27,089 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 588.3 people per km².Coffs Harbour is ranked #61 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Coffs Harbour?

The median personal income in Coffs Harbour NSW is $652 per week, or $33,904 per year.The median household income is $1,231 per week.Family income is $1,542 per week.Coffs Harbour is ranked #6,309 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Coffs Harbour?

Median rent in Coffs Harbour NSW is $355 per week ($1,538 per month).Rent represents 28.8% of household income, which is considered moderate.Coffs Harbour ranks #3,058 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Coffs Harbour?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Coffs Harbour NSW is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Coffs Harbour?

The median age in Coffs Harbour NSW is 43 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Coffs Harbour a good suburb to live in?

Coffs Harbour is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 27,089.The median income is $652/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (28.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10959. All dollar figures in AUD.