Average rent in Coffs Harbour - South, NSW — 2026

Coffs Harbour - South sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $360/week — 15% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 55% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 41% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (56%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 11,305, the median age is 45, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 19% of residents were born overseas. Coffs Harbour - South is 432km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.