Coffs Harbour

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 25,828 people were counted in Coffs Harbour: of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Of the total population 3.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour there were 4,801 children aged 0-14 years and 7,591 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, 23,568 people were Australian citizens, 2,921 were born overseas and 255 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, 49.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.1% were separated or divorced, 8.6% were widowed and 27.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, 83.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Coffs Harbour were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.4%, Germany 0.6%, Scotland 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Coffs Harbour on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 28.6%, Catholic 25.1%, No Religion 13.5%, Uniting Church 6.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.5%, German 0.4%, Spanish 0.3%, Punjabi 0.2% and Cantonese 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 11,239 people aged 15 years and over in Coffs Harbour were in the labour force. Of these 50.9% worked full-time, 34.4% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.3% were unemployed. 8,830 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Professionals 7.4%, Associate Professionals 6.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5%, Managers and Administrators 3.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Coffs Harbour, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.5%, Health Services 3.6%, Food Retailing 3.4% and Business Services 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, 6,435 families were counted: of these, 41.2% were couple families without children, 37.3% were couple families with children, 19.9% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, 10,326 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Coffs Harbour, 59.7% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.1% were flats, units or apartments and 4.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, 37.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.6% were being purchased and 36.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 48.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Coffs Harbour, 61.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.8% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.