74,195 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 64,243
- 2016: 36,092
- 2021: 74,195
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Coffs Harbour · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Coffs Harbour
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Coffs Harbour, where the typical person is 44. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. The area has grown steadily, adding nearly 10,000 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 74,195.
74,195
▲ +15.5%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Coffs Harbour — higher than 71% of areas.
| Coffs Harbour | 74,195 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 17,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew 15% since 2011 to 74,195 people. Residents are generally older here than in most other areas, with the typical age rising from 42 to 44 over the last decade.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Older than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 36 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 make up 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 5 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell slightly to 17.7%.
23.5% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 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) (25%) 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 state and national figures. Around 44.9% of residents are married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 12.1% since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
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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Cite this page
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/sua/1011/coffs-harbour/topic/demographics-identity