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Coffs Harbour - South vs Nambucca Heads
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 38 km apart · Coffs Harbour - South profile · Nambucca Heads profile
Coffs Harbour - South Nambucca Heads
Coffs Harbour - South and Nambucca Heads are two nearby coastal areas with very different profiles. Coffs Harbour - South is much more diverse, with 27.6% of residents arriving from overseas recently, compared to just 4.4% in Nambucca Heads. It is also more connected; public transport departures are far higher, and more homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools and groceries. In contrast, Nambucca Heads is an older community where the typical resident is 56, 11 years older than in Coffs Harbour - South. Residents there are also more likely to own their homes outright, with a 45.9% share compared to 32.9% in Coffs Harbour - South.
Both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage, though they differ in other ways. Since 2011, the gap in typical age has widened, and Nambucca Heads has seen its share of homeowners grow further ahead. Meanwhile, Coffs Harbour - South has become increasingly distinct in its diversity, as the gap in overseas arrivals and the use of other languages at home has widened over time.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,817
- First area, 2016: 10,295
- First area, 2021: 11,305
- Second area, 2011: 6,665
- Second area, 2016: 6,750
- Second area, 2021: 7,111
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 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 - South: 2.1% males, 3.6% females; 85+ in Nambucca Heads: 2.2% males, 3.2% females
- 80–84 in Coffs Harbour - South: 1.8% males, 2.5% females; 80–84 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 75–79 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.3% males, 2.9% females; 75–79 in Nambucca Heads: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 70–74 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Nambucca Heads: 4.4% males, 4.7% females
- 65–69 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Nambucca Heads: 4.7% males, 4.7% females
- 60–64 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.7% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Nambucca Heads: 4.1% males, 5.2% females
- 55–59 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Nambucca Heads: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Nambucca Heads: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Nambucca Heads: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Nambucca Heads: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 35–39 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Nambucca Heads: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Nambucca Heads: 1.5% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Coffs Harbour - South: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Nambucca Heads: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Nambucca Heads: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 15–19 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Nambucca Heads: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Nambucca Heads: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Coffs Harbour - South: 2.3% males, 2.4% 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: $466
- First area, 2016: $561
- First area, 2021: $648
- Second area, 2011: $372
- Second area, 2016: $451
- Second area, 2021: $501
- First area, 2011: $838
- First area, 2016: $1,009
- First area, 2021: $1,219
- Second area, 2011: $635
- Second area, 2016: $745
- Second area, 2021: $850
- First area, 2011: $1,084
- First area, 2016: $1,317
- First area, 2021: $1,568
- 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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- 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: $300
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2011: $185
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $285
- First area, 2011: $1,600
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- 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 - South vs Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/104021085/coffs-harbour-south/vs/108021158/nambucca-heads