Coffs Harbour Area Profile

NSW 2450|Council: Coffs Harbour

7 heritage items in LGA

Crime

High10,640 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 23% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↑+3.8% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Breach bail conditions953

Intimidation, stalking and harassment845

Malicious damage to property673

Source: BOCSAR, Coffs Harbour LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

365 days/year

Registration required

No day limit — host year-round

Non-hosted STRA capped at 365d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

971

avg ICSEA

Below average

12 schools in area

Public

Coffs Harbour High School

957

Narranga Public School

948

Coffs Harbour Public School

897

Orara High School

896

Tyalla Public School

872

Private / Independent

Allegra School Coffs Harbour

984

Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr

798

Bishop Druitt College

1109

Casuarina Steiner School

1072

St John Paul College

1044

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.2655c

Waste charge$742/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, Coffs Harbour Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Coffs Harbour (this area)	Coffs Harbour	High	971	365d	$7422025-26
Grafton2460	Clarence Valley	High	956	—	$495
Nambucca Heads2448	Nambucca Valley	Above avg	931	—	—

Grafton2460

Clarence Valley Council

Nambucca Valley Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Coffs Harbour) level unless otherwise noted.