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Moving to Coffs Harbour (South area) from Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Coffs Harbour - South and Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca, side by side - all from public government data.

Coffs Harbour (South area) has 11,466 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.2% in a year, a median house price of $1.03M, 8 schools and 25 childcare services. Full Coffs Harbour (South area) suburb profile.

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Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca
NSW · current home
Coffs Harbour - South
NSW · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
4,124
11,466
Annual growth
+1.4%
+0.2%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,676/wk
$1,219/wk
Overseas born
11.1%
19.4%
Non-English-speaking background
4.9%
13.9%
Children aged 0–14
18.8%
15.7%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 5
Decile 2
IRSAD score
982
925
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
4
8
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
933
964
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
not published
994
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
5
25
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$1.03M
$1.03M
House price YoY
+25.0%
+25.0%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk
$680
$680
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
GPs nearby
None mapped
2
Supermarkets nearby
None mapped
3
Parks nearby
3
24
Train stations
None mapped
1
Crime & safety NSW BOCSAR (Jan-Dec 2025)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
21
5,382
Change vs prior year
-67%
-12%
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →

Which school is zoned?

The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.

From: Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Coramba Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 30
ICSEA 912
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To: Coffs Harbour - South
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Coffs Harbour Public School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Coffs Harbour - South.

Sector Government
Years K-6
Students 474
ICSEA 897
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Coffs Harbour - South (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Bishop Druitt College
Independent 1,351 students
ICSEA 1109 intake context
St John Paul College
Catholic 1,062 students
ICSEA 1044 intake context
St Augustine's Primary School
Catholic 738 students
ICSEA 1036 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Coffs Harbour - South's government schools have an average ICSEA of 964, compared to 933 in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Coffs Harbour - South 994 (5 schools), Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca none in this SA2.

There are 8 schools in Coffs Harbour - South, compared to 4 in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 25 in Coffs Harbour - South vs 5 in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Coffs Harbour - South at 13.9% (vs 4.9% in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca).

Coffs Harbour - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 2, below Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Coffs Harbour - South

Coffs Harbour - North NSW
House$1.03M
Gov ICSEA905
Schools4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Sawtell - Boambee NSW
House$869,000
Gov ICSEA935
Schools11
Childcare11
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Urunga NSW
Gov ICSEA1,034
Schools3
Childcare2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 3 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Woolgoolga - Arrawarra NSW
House$1.02M
Gov ICSEA976
Schools6
Childcare9
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 4 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Nambucca Heads NSW
House$765,000
Gov ICSEA893
Schools4
Childcare5
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 1 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Coffs Harbour (South area)?

11,466 people lived in Coffs Harbour (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.2% over the year. Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca had 4,124.

Are houses cheaper in Coffs Harbour (South area) than in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca?

Median house prices are about the same: $1.03M in Coffs Harbour (South area) and $1.03M in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca.

How many schools are in Coffs Harbour (South area)?

ACARA lists 8 schools in Coffs Harbour (South area), against 4 in Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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