Coffs Harbour NSW, 2450
Coffs Harbour Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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If you are new to Coffs Harbour, keep reading for a brief historical overview to discover more about the lifestyle and what makes this suburb so great.
Overview Coffs Harbour is located 300 km south of the Gold Coast, a central urban area on Australia's north coast. This New South Wales town is 540 km north of Sydney and 385 km northward from Newcastle.
Once a centre of agriculture, the township is now a flourishing tourist hub with many national parks, a beautiful coastline fondly named Bananacoast and major shopping arcades. The population in 2018 stood at 71,822.
Living in Coffs Harbour A beautiful township positioned between mountains and beaches, Coffs Harbour offers a fantastic place to live in. It has many schools, a Southern Cross University campus and several hospitals, with three major shopping avenues. Air, road and rail connectivity enables convenient access to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, New Castle and Gold Coast.
Many resorts, tourist facilities, cafes, restaurants, pubs, playgrounds and apartments dominate the area, providing modern amenities.
More than 15 national parks and the Solitary Islands Marine Park are near Coffs Harbour, which offers a perfect combination of sea, sand and sun.
History of Coffs Harbour Before European came to the area, it was home to a sizeable Aboriginal nation led by the Gumbaynggirr clan. The first English settlement began in the 1820s, with many convicts coming to the area. In 1847, this timber-exporting area became a recognised township. A shipbuilder, John Korff, took shelter in the area following a storm and established a settlement close to the coast known as Korff's harbour. In 1861, an English surveyor changed the name to Coffs Harbour.
In the late 1800s, hundreds of ships stopped at Coffs Harbour to transport timber. The early 19th century saw sugar plantations, fruit orchards, gold mining and large-scale farming. Due to the massive number of banana plantations, it came to be known as Bananacoast. It became a central tourist hub and urban centre with rail and air links to Sydney and Brisbane.
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