Living in Coffs Harbour

In Coffs Harbour, unemployment is 4% (2026).

Coffs Harbour is a city in Australia.

Last checked 2026-10-0411 sources

Population77,244people30 Jun 2025Official source · ABS Regional Population 2024-25, Data cube 4 — Table 2: Population estimates by Significant Urban Area (and rest of State/Territory), 2001-25

Median gross salary (region)1,850EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent1,032EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Coffs Harbour, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Unemployment rate4%country median 4.5% — 11% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

PM2.5, annual mean4.3µg/m³country median 6.0 — 28% belowOfficial source · NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables

Lower unemployment than 66% of Australian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of Australian cities that publish it.

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Coffs Harbour?

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	30,770 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	28,198 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	375 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,032 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Coffs Harbour, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

Is Coffs Harbour a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%

Student32%strong on education, weak on safety · range 24–40%

Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Retirement38%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 27–49%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4% in March 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Coffs Harbour?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026¹¹

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Coffs Harbour is 4.0%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Coffs Harbour 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	16,962 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	52.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,356 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	688 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au¹⁰Official
Unemployment rate	4 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026¹¹Independent

What does a salary buy in Coffs Harbour?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Coffs Harbour, Census All persons QuickStats \| Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2021-12-31	− €1,032
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Coffs Harbour. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	9.48 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration in Coffs Harbour

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Coffs Harbour?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.3 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

28°20°

27°20°

26°18°

24°15°

22°12°

20°9°

19°8°

21°8°

23°11°

24°14°

26°17°

27°18°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

155

227

226

155

135

131

107

157

150

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.3WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Coffs Harbour is 4.3 µg/m³. Of 37 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Coffs Harbour 4.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.3 µg/m³country median 6.0	31 Dec 2023	NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables⁴Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 27.8 · Feb 27.4 · Mar 26.4 · Apr 24.4 · May 21.9 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 19.4 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 22.9 · Oct 24.3 · Nov 25.5 · Dec 26.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 19.8 · Feb 19.6 · Mar 18.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 11.8 · Jun 9.5 · Jul 8 · Aug 8.3 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 16.6 · Dec 18.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 23.8 · Feb 23.5 · Mar 22.3 · Apr 19.8 · May 16.9 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 14.5 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 21.1 · Dec 22.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 155.2 · Feb 227 · Mar 225.8 · Apr 154.7 · May 135 · Jun 131.1 · Jul 67.5 · Aug 65.5 · Sep 52.4 · Oct 107.3 · Nov 157.2 · Dec 150.4 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±5.6 °C, Downey (United States) ±6.2 °C, Simi Valley (United States) ±7.6 °C, Houston (United States) ±8.7 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±8.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 505.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 152.8 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Coffs Harbour?

The published population was 77,244 people in June 2025. Source: ABS Regional Population 2024-25, Data cube 4 — Table 2: Population estimates by Significant Urban Area (and rest of State/Territory), 2001-25³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.8%
Foreign residents15.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	505.5 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	15.84 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	11,750 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	152.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁶Official
Female residents	38,534 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	35,658 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	77,244 people	30 Jun 2025	ABS Regional Population 2024-25, Data cube 4 — Table 2: Population estimates by Significant Urban Area (and rest of State/Territory), 2001-25³Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

56,864

64,161

71,457

78,754

77,244200120052011201520212025

Population rose 32.3% between 2001 and 2025, from 58,374 to 77,244.

International community in Coffs Harbour

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	74,195	100.0%
Australia	58,135	78.4%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	11,753	15.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	74,195	100.0%
Australia	58,135	78.4%
Country of birth not stated	4,310	5.8%
England	2,416	3.3%
Born elsewhere(d)	1,538	2.1%
India	1,340	1.8%
New Zealand	1,030	1.4%
Myanmar	450	0.6%
South Africa	398	0.5%
Philippines	392	0.5%
Iraq	389	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Malaysia	353	0.5%
Germany	348	0.5%
Scotland	277	0.4%
United States of America	259	0.3%
Netherlands	209	0.3%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	201	0.3%
Canada	193	0.3%
Thailand	181	0.2%
Ireland	139	0.2%
Italy	124	0.2%
Japan	111	0.1%
Taiwan	95	0.1%
Nepal	94	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	94	0.1%
Fiji	88	0.1%
Vietnam	86	0.1%
France	81	0.1%
Indonesia	81	0.1%
Wales	72	0.1%
Afghanistan	66	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	66	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	62	0.1%
Poland	59	0.1%
Zimbabwe	47	0.1%
Brazil	40	0.1%
Sri Lanka	40	0.1%
Malta	36	0.0%
Egypt	35	0.0%
Pakistan	33	0.0%
Chile	31	0.0%
Singapore	29	0.0%
Greece	24	0.0%
Croatia	22	0.0%
Lebanon	19	0.0%
Iran	18	0.0%
Samoa	14	0.0%
Turkey	12	0.0%
Mauritius	11	0.0%
Bangladesh	10	0.0%
Cambodia	10	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9	0.0%
North Macedonia	4	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	74,195	100.0%
Australian citizen	64,988	87.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	15.84 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	28,198 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	55.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	44 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,733 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Coffs Harbour

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Coffs Harbour alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3032 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €1,850 Coffs Harbour+63%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 15.8% Coffs Harbour+136%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 4.0% Coffs Harbour−18%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Coffs Harbour in rankings

#2 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Australia #24 of 30 in Largest cities in Australia #27 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Coffs Harbour?

Is the air quality good in Coffs Harbour?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.3 µg/m³ (2023) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables.

What is the unemployment rate in Coffs Harbour?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

What is the typical salary around Coffs Harbour?

The median gross salary is 1,850 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Coffs Harbour?

11,750 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Coffs Harbour a good place to live?

Coffs Harbour may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Coffs Harbour?

The official country of birth distribution records 58,135 people (78.4%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Coffs Harbour, Australia: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7feeb4851fdb327c44de82f9117c6055]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/au/coffs-harbour/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Coffs Harbour, Australia: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {7feeb4851fdb327c44de82f9117c6055},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/au/coffs-harbour/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
2021 Coffs Harbour, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-10-03
ABS Regional Population 2024-25, Data cube 4 — Table 2: Population estimates by Significant Urban Area (and rest of State/Territory), 2001-25 ABS Regional Population 2024-25, Data cube 4 · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-18
NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 — Appendix 2 Ambient Air Quality PM2.5 tables NEPC Annual Report 2023–2024 · dcceew.gov.au · checked 2026-07-29
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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