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Coffs Harbour - Grafton vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 497 km apart · Coffs Harbour - Grafton profile · Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains profile
Coffs Harbour - Grafton Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains
Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains and Coffs Harbour - Grafton are very different regional hubs. Residents are far older in Coffs Harbour - Grafton, where the typical age is 46 compared to 37 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains. Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains is more affluent and qualified, with 52.3% of residents completing Year 12 and 23% of households earning $3,000 or more a week; these figures are far higher than the 41.5% school completion and 11.7% high-income share in Coffs Harbour - Grafton. Infrastructure also differs sharply, as Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains has far more public transport stops and weekly departures, and a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and schools.
Everyday life shares some common ground, with both areas seeing similar population growth since 2021 and nearly identical rates of people who speak little or no English. However, the gaps between the two are often widening. For example, the difference in typical ages has grown to 9 years, and the gap in home ownership is now larger, with homes owned outright far higher in Coffs Harbour - Grafton. Similarly, the divide in working habits has shifted; since 2011, the lead has flipped and people now work from home far more in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 130,604
- First area, 2016: 136,288
- First area, 2021: 146,127
- Second area, 2011: 288,188
- Second area, 2016: 306,933
- Second area, 2021: 332,056
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 - Grafton: 1.2% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 1.5% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 65–69 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Coffs Harbour - Grafton: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains: 3.4% males, 3.2% 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: $434
- First area, 2016: $520
- First area, 2021: $637
- Second area, 2011: $613
- Second area, 2016: $715
- Second area, 2021: $853
- First area, 2011: $835
- First area, 2016: $1,013
- First area, 2021: $1,254
- Second area, 2011: $1,347
- Second area, 2016: $1,589
- Second area, 2021: $1,854
- First area, 2011: $998
- First area, 2016: $1,249
- First area, 2021: $1,541
- Second area, 2011: $1,580
- Second area, 2016: $1,852
- Second area, 2021: $2,194
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: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $288
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $365
- Second area, 2021: $400
- First area, 2011: $1,452
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,595
- Second area, 2011: $1,950
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coffs Harbour - Grafton vs Sydney - Outer West and Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/104/coffs-harbour-grafton/vs/124/sydney-outer-west-and-blue-mountains