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Coffs Harbour vs Port Macquarie-Hastings
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 137 km apart · Coffs Harbour profile · Port Macquarie-Hastings profile
Coffs Harbour Port Macquarie-Hastings
Port Macquarie-Hastings and Coffs Harbour are two large coastal regions in New South Wales. Port Macquarie-Hastings is a much older area, where the typical resident is 49 and 29.1% of the population are seniors. In contrast, Coffs Harbour is more culturally diverse, with 18.3% of people arriving from overseas recently and a far higher share of residents who use a language other than English at home. Crime rates are also notably different, with burglary, motor vehicle theft, and robbery all far higher in Coffs Harbour.
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, as they have almost identical shares of First Nations people and very similar typical weekly household incomes. Both areas have a population that is older than the national figure. While Port Macquarie-Hastings has more homes owned outright, the gap between the two for this measure has narrowed since 2011. Meanwhile, the gap in recent overseas arrivals has widened, with Coffs Harbour becoming increasingly more diverse.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 68,413
- First area, 2016: 72,944
- First area, 2021: 78,759
- Second area, 2011: 72,696
- Second area, 2016: 78,539
- Second area, 2021: 86,762
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.6% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Coffs Harbour: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Coffs Harbour: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 70–74 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Coffs Harbour: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Coffs Harbour: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Coffs Harbour: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in Coffs Harbour: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Coffs Harbour: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Coffs Harbour: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Coffs Harbour: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Coffs Harbour: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Coffs Harbour: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 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: $447
- Second area, 2016: $540
- Second area, 2021: $647
- First area, 2011: $902
- First area, 2016: $1,107
- First area, 2021: $1,363
- Second area, 2011: $837
- Second area, 2016: $1,042
- Second area, 2021: $1,263
- First area, 2011: $1,097
- First area, 2016: $1,346
- First area, 2021: $1,685
- Second area, 2011: $1,008
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,576
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: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $305
- First area, 2021: $375
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $375
- First area, 2011: $1,575
- First area, 2016: $1,603
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,650
- Second area, 2016: $1,671
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- 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: 0.70
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 Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11800/coffs-harbour/vs/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings