The City of Coffs Harbour (also known as the Coffs Harbour City Council) is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is , expanded in 2004 to take in parts of the former Pristine Waters local government area.
The administrative seat is located in Coffs Harbour; and the area is adjacent to the Pacific Highway, and the North Coast railway line.
The mayor of the City of Coffs Harbour is Nikki Williams, who is an Independent National politician.
Towns and localities
Towns and localities in the City of Coffs Harbour are listed below.
Coffs Harbour suburbs
Coffs Harbour Boambee Boambee East Bonville Brooklana Bucca Coramba Corindi Beach Crossmaglen Emerald Beach Karangi Korora Lowanna Nana Glen Timmsvale Toormina Upper Orara
Other Arrawarra Corindi Emerald Beach Moonee Beach Mullaway Beach Red Rock Sandy Beach Sapphire Beach Sawtell Toormina Ulong Upper Corindi Woolgoolga
Heritage listings The City of Coffs Harbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: High Conservation Value Old Growth forest Coffs Harbour Regional Museum
Demographics
At the , there were people in the Coffs Harbour local government area, of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population, nearly double the national average. The median age of people in the City of Coffs Harbour was 42 years; some five years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.0% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 48.4% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the City of Coffs Harbour between the 2001 Census and the was 11.94%; and in the subsequent five years was 5.40%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Coffs Harbour local government area was higher than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Coffs Harbour was slightly below the national average.
At the , the proportion of residents in the Coffs Harbour local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 82% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 55.4% of all residents in the City of Coffs Harbour nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the , which was slightly above the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Coffs Harbour local government area had a lower than average proportion (6.6%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (90.3%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%). A significant exception was that households in the Coffs Harbour local government area where Punjabi was spoken was three times the national average.
Selected historical census data for Coffs Harbour local government areaCensus year 200120062011 2016Population Estimated residents on census night LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales th% of New South Wales population 0.99%% of Australian population 0.33% 0.33% 0.32%Cultural and language diversity Ancestry,top responses Australian 31.5%English 31.2%Irish 9.0%Scottish 7.7%German 3.2%Language,top responses(other than English) Punjabi1.0% 1.0% 1.3%German0.4% 0.5% 0.5%Italian0.4% 0.4% 0.4%Dinkan/c n/c 0.2%Frenchn/c n/c 0.2%Religious affiliation Religious affiliation,top responses Anglican28.9% 27.1% 24.5%No Religion14.5% 18.5% 23.1%Catholic23.2% 23.0% 22.2%Uniting Church6.2% 5.0% 4.4%Presbyterian and Reformed5.1% 4.6% 4.3%Median weekly incomes Personal income Median weekly personal income A$364 A$469% of Australian median income 78.1% 81.3%Family income Median weekly family income A$706 A$1,097% of Australian median income 68.7% 74.1%Household income Median weekly household income A$902% of Australian median income 77.7% 73.1%
Council
Current composition and election method Coffs Harbour City Council is composed of nine councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the eight other councillors are elected proportionally as one entire ward. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
PartyCouncillors Team Nikki Williams 4 Team Moose Group 2 Better Coffs Coast Group 1 Labor 1 Greens 1 Total 9
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:
CouncillorPartyNotes Nikki Willams Independent Mayor Team Nikki Williams Cath Fowler Independent Team Nikki Group Paul Amos Independent Team Moose Group Les Oxford Independent Team Nikki Group Julie Sechi Independent Team Moose Group Gurminder Saro Independent Team Nikki Group Jonathan Cassell Greens George Cecato Independent Better Coffs Coast Group Tony Judge Labor
Election results 2024
2021
Sister city The city of Coffs Harbour has one sister city: Sasebo, Japan
See also
Coffs Harbour Shire Local government in New South Wales
References