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Coffs Harbour - North vs Nambucca Heads
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 42 km apart · Coffs Harbour - North profile · Nambucca Heads profile
Coffs Harbour - North Nambucca Heads
Coffs Harbour - North and Nambucca Heads are nearby New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Nambucca Heads is far older, with a typical resident aged 56 and 36.6% of the population aged 65 or over, compared to a typical age of 42 and 23.0% seniors in Coffs Harbour - North. Coffs Harbour - North is more diverse and active, with far higher shares of recent overseas arrivals (19.8% versus 4.4%) and adults working or looking for work (53.5% versus 37.4%).
Both areas are similarly somewhat walkable and share similar weather patterns. While they track together on some measures, the gaps in age and home ownership have widened since 2011. Nambucca Heads has seen a far higher increase in people owning their homes outright, reaching 45.9%, while Coffs Harbour - North remains more likely to have a mortgage. The two areas also differ in their local services, with Nambucca Heads having far more schools per child.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 16,342
- First area, 2016: 17,462
- First area, 2021: 18,099
- Second area, 2011: 6,665
- Second area, 2016: 6,750
- Second area, 2021: 7,111
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 56 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 56 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 - North: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Nambucca Heads: 2.2% males, 3.2% females
- 80–84 in Coffs Harbour - North: 1.4% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 75–79 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.0% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Nambucca Heads: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 70–74 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.8% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Nambucca Heads: 4.4% males, 4.7% females
- 65–69 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in Nambucca Heads: 4.7% males, 4.7% females
- 60–64 in Coffs Harbour - North: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Nambucca Heads: 4.1% males, 5.2% females
- 55–59 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Nambucca Heads: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Nambucca Heads: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Nambucca Heads: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Nambucca Heads: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Coffs Harbour - North: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Nambucca Heads: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Nambucca Heads: 1.5% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Nambucca Heads: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Nambucca Heads: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 15–19 in Coffs Harbour - North: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Coffs Harbour - North: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Nambucca Heads: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Coffs Harbour - North: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Nambucca Heads: 2.1% 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: $463
- First area, 2016: $556
- First area, 2021: $655
- Second area, 2011: $372
- Second area, 2016: $451
- Second area, 2021: $501
- First area, 2011: $861
- First area, 2016: $1,043
- First area, 2021: $1,257
- Second area, 2011: $635
- Second area, 2016: $745
- Second area, 2021: $850
- First area, 2011: $1,078
- First area, 2016: $1,305
- First area, 2021: $1,556
- Second area, 2011: $818
- Second area, 2016: $963
- Second area, 2021: $1,244
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $296
- First area, 2021: $355
- Second area, 2011: $185
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $285
- First area, 2011: $1,610
- First area, 2016: $1,603
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,344
- Second area, 2016: $1,270
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coffs Harbour - North vs Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/104021084/coffs-harbour-north/vs/108021158/nambucca-heads