Coffs Harbour bushfire risk
Of Coffs Harbour’s 20,714 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 22.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Coffs Harbour’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Coffs Harbour
Flood and bushfire areas across Coffs Harbour. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour sits in the Coffs Harbour council area, which recorded 8,454 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,454 total. Figures are for the whole Coffs Harbour council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Coffs Harbour
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Coffs Harbour shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Coffs Harbour
At the 2021 Census, 17.6% of Coffs Harbour’s 27,089 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour council approved 330 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Coffs Harbour council area (not just Coffs Harbour). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 29 Flintwood Place, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 9 Island View Close, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 8 Namoi Place, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 27 Melittas Avenue, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 22 Manning Avenue, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 8 Knoll Place, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 10 Deborah Close, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
- 15 Nelson Street, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.