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Coffs Harbour vs Kempsey
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 93 km apart · Coffs Harbour profile · Kempsey profile
Coffs Harbour Kempsey
Coffs Harbour and Kempsey are two New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Coffs Harbour is a busier hub where 18.3% of residents are recent overseas arrivals and 45.3% finished Year 12. In contrast, Kempsey is more rural, with separate houses making up 90% of homes and a larger First Nations population of 12.9%. Coffs Harbour also has more people working or looking for work (55.5%) and higher typical education and resource scores compared to Kempsey.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people in a de facto relationship, with Coffs Harbour at 12.3% and Kempsey at 13.0%. They also share a similar housing density, with 2.4 people per home in both places. However, the two areas are drifting apart in some ways. The gap in Year 12 completion has widened since 2011, and the typical age of residents in Kempsey is now noticeably older than in Coffs Harbour.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 68,413
- First area, 2016: 72,944
- First area, 2021: 78,759
- Second area, 2011: 28,134
- Second area, 2016: 28,885
- Second area, 2021: 30,688
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 Kempsey: 1.1% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Coffs Harbour: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Kempsey: 1.5% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Coffs Harbour: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Kempsey: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Kempsey: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 65–69 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Kempsey: 4.0% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Kempsey: 4.1% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Kempsey: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Kempsey: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Coffs Harbour: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Kempsey: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Kempsey: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in Coffs Harbour: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Kempsey: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Coffs Harbour: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Kempsey: 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Coffs Harbour: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Kempsey: 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Kempsey: 2.9% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Coffs Harbour: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Coffs Harbour: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.4% 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: $386
- Second area, 2016: $474
- Second area, 2021: $550
- First area, 2011: $902
- First area, 2016: $1,107
- First area, 2021: $1,363
- Second area, 2011: $748
- Second area, 2016: $894
- Second area, 2021: $1,085
- First area, 2011: $1,097
- First area, 2016: $1,346
- First area, 2021: $1,685
- Second area, 2011: $902
- Second area, 2016: $1,107
- Second area, 2021: $1,347
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: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $305
- First area, 2021: $375
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,575
- First area, 2016: $1,603
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,301
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11800/coffs-harbour/vs/LGA14350/kempsey