City of Coffs Harbour
local government area in New South Wales, Australia
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 1,175 square kilometres (454 sq mi), 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
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 2011 census, 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.
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