Suburb report · NSW 2450
Coffs Harbour
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Population
28,318
Coffs Harbour suburb profile
Who lives in Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is a regional centre 435km from the Sydney CBD. Coffs Harbour is home to 28,318 people, a scale matched by fewer than 2% of New South Wales suburbs. Among the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, it ranks 5 by population. The median age of 42 is older than 61% of New South Wales suburbs. Of the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 377 have a younger median age.
Income and home ownership
Households here earn a median $71,300, in the lowest fifth of New South Wales suburbs, where the median suburb reaches $104,500. On household income it ranks 544 of 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD. Ownership runs at 59.1%, with 40.9% renting, at the 20th percentile of New South Wales suburbs. On ownership it ranks 681 of 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 10,666 occupied private dwellings in Coffs Harbour, one of the larger housing stocks in New South Wales. Families with children are the largest household type at 36.6%, ahead of couples without children at 26% and people living alone at 33.3%. Of the 761 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, 519 have a higher share of families with children and 239 a lower one. Few New South Wales suburbs have more people living alone: 33.3% of households, ahead of 83% of the state. The 26% share of couples without children is typical for New South Wales.
Housing supply
Approvals have fallen sharply: 32 new dwellings were approved across the Coffs Harbour-North statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 74 a year. Supply figures here are for the Coffs Harbour-North statistical area, home to 18,960 residents in 2025, which covers only part of Coffs Harbour. At 1.7 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run lighter than most of New South Wales, at the 27th percentile. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 113 in 2023 and bottomed at 29 in 2024.
Population trend
The population of the Coffs Harbour-North statistical area grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against 5.9% for New South Wales as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical New South Wales statistical area added 2.5%, putting this area 1.1 points ahead. That rate is faster than 59% of New South Wales statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2023 (1.6%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (-0.9%).
Against its neighbours
Of the suburbs profiled in the region listed below, Armidale differs most on the median age: 36 there against 42 in Coffs Harbour. Grafton is the closest match on the share of families with children, at 36.2% against 36.6%. Port Macquarie, 128km away, has 54,000 residents and a median household income of $74,300.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.