Gumbainggir Region

Node ID: MPHA2450

Postcode: 2450

Companies: 5  Households: 1109

Suburb Coverage: BOAMBEE (NSW) BROOKLANA (NSW) BUCCA (NSW) COFFS HARBOUR (NSW) COFFS HARBOUR JETTY (NSW) COFFS HARBOUR PLAZA (NSW) CORAMBA (NSW) GLENREAGH (NSW) KARANGI (NSW) KORORA (NSW) LOWANNA (NSW) MOONEE BEACH (NSW) NANA GLEN (NSW) NORTH BOAMBEE VALLEY (NSW) SAPPHIRE BEACH (NSW) SHERWOOD (NSW) ULONG (NSW) UPPER ORARA (NSW)

Australian postcode 2450 is centred on Coffs Harbour, a substantial coastal regional city on the NSW Mid North Coast, offering a combination of beaches, hinterland, a warm subtropical climate and the services of a sizeable regional centre. Coffs Harbour itself had 27,089 residents in the 2021 Census, with a median age of 43, while the wider urban area had about 51,000 people; the city has a relatively mature population and a significant retirement component. Living in 2450 provides access to substantial healthcare—including Coffs Harbour Health Campus—as well as shopping, schools, employment and transport connections, while the Pacific Highway and Coffs Harbour Airport make travel to Sydney and Brisbane relatively convenient. The major lifestyle attractions are beaches, surfing, fishing, boating, national parks and the surrounding Great Dividing Range, with a good balance between coastal and semi-rural living; the trade-offs are that housing has become less inexpensive than it once was and employment opportunities are narrower than in Sydney or Brisbane. Overall, 2450 is a particularly good example of a regional service hub surrounded by smaller coastal and rural communities, which makes it quite relevant to the distributed regional model being considered for SENA.