146,127 ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 130,604
- 2016: 136,288
- 2021: 146,127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coffs Harbour - Grafton · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Coffs Harbour - Grafton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population shapes daily life in Coffs Harbour - Grafton, where the typical resident is 46. This is far older than the national figure of 38, reflecting a region that has aged by two years since 2011 while growing by 12% to reach 146,127 people.
146,127
▲ +11.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Coffs Harbour - Grafton — lower than 67% of areas.
| Coffs Harbour - Grafton | 146,127 |
|---|---|
| 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 46, which is much higher than most similar areas and noticeably older than the New South Wales average of 39.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 25.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2% that has risen by 5.6 points since 2011. This shift is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 17.0% of the area.
25.1% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Coffs Harbour - Grafton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 12.7%.
6.5% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Coffs Harbour - Grafton, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Coffs Harbour - Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/104/coffs-harbour-grafton/topic/demographics-identity