78,759 ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 68,413
- 2016: 72,944
- 2021: 78,759
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coffs Harbour · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Coffs Harbour
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Coffs Harbour are married, reflecting a community with a strong presence of established couples. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with a population that has grown by 15% since 2011 to reach 78,759 people.
78,759
▲ +15.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coffs Harbour — higher than 81% of areas.
| Coffs Harbour | 78,759 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has crept up by two years since 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.1% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This group has grown by 5.1 percentage points over the last decade, while the proportion of children under 15 has slightly fallen.
23.1% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coffs Harbour splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships now account for 12.3% of residents, up 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coffs Harbour, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11800/coffs-harbour/topic/demographics-identity