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 Paul Amos, an
independent
politician.
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Towns and localities
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Towns and localities in the City of Coffs Harbour are listed below.
Coffs Harbour suburbs
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Heritage listings
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The City of Coffs Harbour has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Demographics
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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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Population growth in the City of Coffs Harbour between the 2001 Census and the
2006 census
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.
[8]
The median
weekly income
for residents within the City of Coffs Harbour was slightly below the national average.
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[9]
At the
2011 census
, 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
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.
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Selected historical census data for Coffs Harbour local government area
|
Census year
|
2001
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|
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
|
|
|
30
th
|
% of New South Wales population
|
|
|
0.99%
|
% of Australian population
|
0.33%
|
0.33%
|
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%
|
1.0%
|
1.3%
|
German
|
0.4%
|
0.5%
|
0.5%
|
Italian
|
0.4%
|
0.4%
|
0.4%
|
Dinka
|
n/c
|
n/c
|
0.2%
|
French
|
n/c
|
n/c
|
0.2%
|
Religious affiliation
|
|
|
|
Religious
affiliation,
top responses
|
Anglican
|
28.9%
|
27.1%
|
24.5%
|
No Religion
|
14.5%
|
18.5%
|
23.1%
|
Catholic
|
23.2%
|
23.0%
|
22.2%
|
Uniting Church
|
6.2%
|
5.0%
|
4.4%
|
Presbyterian and Reformed
|
5.1%
|
4.6%
|
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
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Current composition and election method
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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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
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The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
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Councillor
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Party
|
Notes
|
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Paul Amos
|
Team Moose
|
Mayor
[4]
|
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Scott Wolgamot
|
Independent
|
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|
George Cecato
|
Coffs Coast First
[11]
|
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|
Rodger Pryce
|
Unaligned
|
|
|
Tegan Swan
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Unaligned
|
|
|
Tony Judge
|
Labor
|
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Julie Sechi
|
Team Moose
|
|
|
Jonathan Cassell
|
Greens
|
|
|
Sally Townley
|
Unaligned
|
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2021 election results
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Elected councillor
|
Party
|
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Scott Wolgamot
|
Team Moose
|
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George Cecato
|
Coffs Coast First
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Rodger Pryce
|
TWFI
|
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Tegan Swan
|
Ind. National
|
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Tony Judge
|
Labor
|
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Julie Sechi
|
Team Moose
|
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Jonathan Cassell
|
Greens
|
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Sally Townley
|
Independent
(Group F)
|
Sister city
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The city of Coffs Harbour has one
sister city
:
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See also
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References
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