95,765
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Coffs Harbour · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A 3.6% population increase since the last census shows that Coffs Harbour is growing more slowly than most other Australian areas. While the population has reached 95,765, this recent growth is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Coffs Harbour has grown by 3.6% since 2021, which is lower than most similar areas. This rate of increase is also a little below the state average of 6.1%.
95,765
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
3.6%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10402/coffs-harbour/topic/economy-advantage