City of Coffs Harbour
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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.[3]
Towns and localities
Towns and localities in the City of Coffs Harbour are listed below.
Coffs Harbour suburbs
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- Coffs Harbour
- Boambee
- Boambee East
- Bonville
- Brooklana
- Bucca
- Coramba
- Corindi Beach
- Crossmaglen
- Emerald Beach
- Karangi
- Korora
- Lowanna
- Nana Glen
- Timmsvale
- Toormina
- Upper Orara
Other
Heritage listings
The City of Coffs Harbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- High Conservation Value Old Growth forest[4]
- Coffs Harbour Regional Museum[5]
Demographics
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". At the Template:CensusAU, there were 68,413 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.[6]
Population growth in the City of Coffs Harbour between the 2001 Census and the Template:CensusAU 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.[7] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Coffs Harbour was slightly below the national average.[6][8]
At the Template:CensusAU, 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 Template:CensusAU, 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.[6]
| Selected historical census data for Coffs Harbour local government area | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001[7] | 2006[8] | 2011[6] | 2016[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 61,186 | 64,910 | 68,413 | 72,944 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | Template:Ntsth | |||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.99% | |||||
| % of Australian population | 0.33% | Steady 0.33% | Decrease 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) |
Punjabi | 1.0% | Steady 1.0% | Increase 1.3% | ||
| German | 0.4% | Increase 0.5% | Steady 0.5% | |||
| Italian | 0.4% | Steady 0.4% | Steady 0.4% | |||
| Dinka | n/c | n/c | Increase 0.2% | |||
| French | n/c | n/c | Increase 0.2% | |||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Anglican | 28.9% | Decrease 27.1% | Decrease 24.5% | ||
| No Religion | 14.5% | Increase 18.5% | Increase 23.1% | |||
| Catholic | 23.2% | Decrease 23.0% | Decrease 22.2% | |||
| Uniting Church | 6.2% | Decrease 5.0% | Decrease 4.4% | |||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 5.1% | Decrease 4.6% | Decrease 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:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | Team Nikki Williams | 4 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Team Moose Group | 2 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Better Coffs Coast Group | 1 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Labor | 1 |
| Template:Australian party style| | Greens | 1 |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:[9]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style| | Nikki Willams | Independent[10] | Mayor Team Nikki Williams |
| Template:Australian party style| | Cath Fowler | Independent | Team Nikki Group |
| Template:Australian party style| | Paul Amos | Independent | Team Moose Group |
| Template:Australian party style| | Les Oxford | Independent | Team Nikki Group |
| Template:Australian party style| | Julie Sechi | Independent | Team Moose Group |
| Template:Australian party style| | Gurminder Saro | Independent | Team Nikki Group |
| Template:Australian party style| | Jonathan Cassell | Greens | |
| Template:Australian party style| | George Cecato | Independent | Better Coffs Coast Group |
| Template:Australian party style| | Tony Judge | Labor | |
Election results
2024
2021
Sister city
The city of Coffs Harbour has one sister city:[11]
See also
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References
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