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Coffs Harbour vs Glen Innes Severn
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 123 km apart · Coffs Harbour profile · Glen Innes Severn profile
Coffs Harbour Glen Innes Severn
Coffs Harbour and Glen Innes Severn are two different New South Wales regions with distinct living costs and social profiles. Coffs Harbour is more expensive, with typical weekly rents far higher at $375 compared to $220 in Glen Innes Severn. It also has a higher proportion of people who finished Year 12 (45.3% versus 33.6%) and a much larger share of residents with no religion (42.1% compared to 29.1%). In contrast, Glen Innes Severn has a higher share of separate houses at 92.3% and a higher number of schools per 1,000 children.
The gap in typical rent and home loan payments has widened since 2011, as has the difference in the proportion of people finishing high school. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas are remarkably similar in some ways. They have nearly identical shares of one-parent families and people providing unpaid care. Both areas also see a very low percentage of people commuting by public transport, sitting well below the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 68,413
- First area, 2016: 72,944
- First area, 2021: 78,759
- Second area, 2011: 8,656
- Second area, 2016: 8,836
- Second area, 2021: 8,931
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Coffs Harbour: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Glen Innes Severn: 1.3% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Coffs Harbour: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Glen Innes Severn: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Coffs Harbour: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 70–74 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Glen Innes Severn: 3.9% males, 3.9% females
- 65–69 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Glen Innes Severn: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 60–64 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Glen Innes Severn: 4.6% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Glen Innes Severn: 3.4% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Glen Innes Severn: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Coffs Harbour: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in Coffs Harbour: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Coffs Harbour: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Coffs Harbour: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.1% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Glen Innes Severn: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Coffs Harbour: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Coffs Harbour: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Glen Innes Severn: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $469
- First area, 2016: $566
- First area, 2021: $688
- Second area, 2011: $395
- Second area, 2016: $478
- Second area, 2021: $528
- First area, 2011: $902
- First area, 2016: $1,107
- First area, 2021: $1,363
- Second area, 2011: $734
- Second area, 2016: $838
- Second area, 2021: $934
- First area, 2011: $1,097
- First area, 2016: $1,346
- First area, 2021: $1,685
- Second area, 2011: $915
- Second area, 2016: $1,111
- Second area, 2021: $1,324
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $305
- First area, 2021: $375
- Second area, 2011: $155
- Second area, 2016: $200
- Second area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2011: $1,575
- First area, 2016: $1,603
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coffs Harbour vs Glen Innes Severn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11800/coffs-harbour/vs/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn