City of Coffs Harbour

Coordinates: 30°19′S 153°07′E / 30.317°S 153.117°E / -30.317; 153.117
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City of Coffs Harbour
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Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27 °C
81 °F		 6.6 °C
44 °F		 1,647.3 mm
64.9 in
LGAs around City of Coffs Harbour:
Clarence Valley Clarence Valley Tasman Sea
Clarence Valley City of Coffs Harbour Tasman Sea
Bellingen Bellingen Tasman Sea

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

independent politician.[4]

Towns and localities

Towns and localities in the City of Coffs Harbour are listed below.

Coffs Harbour suburbs

Other

Heritage listings

The City of Coffs Harbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

At the

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.[7]

Population growth in the City of Coffs Harbour between the 2001 Census and the

weekly income for residents within the City of Coffs Harbour was slightly below the national average.[7][9]

At the

2011 census, 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.[7]

Selected historical census data for Coffs Harbour local government area
Census year 2001[8] 2006[9] 2011[7] 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 30th
% 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

ward. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[4][10]

Party Councillors
 
Independents
 4
  Team Moose 2
  Coffs Coast First 1
 
Labor
 1
 
The Greens
 1
Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:[10]

Councillor Party Notes
  Paul Amos Team Moose Mayor[4]
  Scott Wolgamot Independent
  George Cecato Coffs Coast First[11]
  Rodger Pryce Unaligned
  Tegan Swan Unaligned
  Tony Judge
Labor
  Julie Sechi Team Moose
  Jonathan Cassell
Greens
  Sally Townley Unaligned

2021 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections § Coffs Harbour.[edit]
Elected councillor Party
  Scott Wolgamot Team Moose
  George Cecato Coffs Coast First
  Rodger Pryce TWFI
  Tegan Swan Ind. National
  Tony Judge Labor
  Julie Sechi Team Moose
  Jonathan Cassell Greens
  Sally Townley Independent
(Group F)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Coffs Harbour[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Moose 9,838 22.6
Together We'll Fix It 6,316 14.5
Coffs Coast First 6,192 14.2
Independent National 4,638 10.6
Labor 4,623 10.6
Independent (Group F) 4,047 9.3
Greens
 3,933 9.0
Independent (Group E) 1,743 4.0
Independent (Group A) 1,704 3.9
Independent Donna Pike 413 0.9
Liberal Democrats 140 0.3
Total formal votes 43,587 92.7
Informal votes 3,410 7.3
Turnout 46,997 82.9

Sister city

The city of Coffs Harbour has one sister city:[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coffs Harbour (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
  3. NSW Department of Local Government. Archived from the original
    on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "City of Coffs Harbour – Mayoral Election Results". NSW Electoral Commission. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. Department of Planning & Environment. H01487. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence
    .
  6. ^ "Local Heritage Resources". Coffs Harbour Libraries. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Coffs Harbour (C)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Coffs Harbour (C)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 November 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Coffs Harbour (C)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  10. ^ a b "City of Coffs Harbour – Councillor Election results". NSW Electoral Commission. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. ^ "20211129-LG-Groups-of-Candidates.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  12. ^ "City of Coffs Harbour". ABC News.
  13. ^ "Sister City Sasebo". Coffs Harbour City Council. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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