[1] The Gumbaynggirr people are Traditional Owners of Coffis Harbour and the surrounding area, they have occupied this land for many thousands of years.

There are regular passenger flights each day to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane departing from Coffs Harbour Airport.

[citation needed] The surrounding region is dominated by coastal resorts and apartments with hinterland hills and mountains covered by forests, banana and blueberry plantations, and other farms including macadamia nuts, cucumbers, and tomatoes.

[citation needed] The greater Coffs Harbour city is broken up into several suburb and precinct areas, including: The city is surrounded by many towns and villages in the Coffs Coast region, including: The traditional inhabitants of the Coffs Harbour region are the Gumbaynggirr people, who have occupied the land for thousands of years, forming one of the largest coastal Aboriginal nations in New South Wales.

Before the opening of the North Coast railway line, the only way to transport large items of heavy but low value, such as timber, was by coastal shipping.

This meant sawmillers on the North Coast were dependent on jetties either in rivers or off beaches for exporting their timber.

Timber tramways were constructed to connect the timber-getting areas, the sawmills and jetties built into the ocean at Coffs Harbour.

[citation needed] Nearby, the Solitary Islands Marine Park preserves a diverse underwater ecosystem that mirrors the terrestrial biodiversity, covering the southern limit of northern tropical species and the northern limits of the southern temperate species.

Muttonbird Island is accessible by walking along the breakwater from the harbour, with the nature reserve protecting a significant wedge-tailed shearwater breeding site.

The Muttonbird Island footpath leads to a viewing platform where whales are often spotted between June and November.

[citation needed] Primary schools include; Boambee, Bonville, Coffs Harbour Public, Coramba, Corindi, Crossmaglen, Karangi, Kororo, Lowanna, Mullaway, Nana Glen, Narranga, Upper Orara, Sandy Beach, Sawtell, Toormina, Tyalla, Ulong, William Bayldon and Woolgoolga Public School.

As a part of the Pacific Highway Upgrade (organised from the NSW government), has started working on building a 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) deviation containing three interchanges and three tunnels through the ridge line.

[26] The project was approved in November 2020 and is due to be open to traffic in late 2026 and completed in 2027 at a cost of $2.2AU billion[27][28] Historical: Of the three main commercial networks: The Coffs Harbour bus network extends from Grafton and Red Rock in the north to Macksville and Grassy Head in the south.

Forest Coach Lines also operate the Woopi Connect On Demand bus service in the Northern Beaches area.

[32] Coffs Harbour Airport is regularly serviced by Link Airways,[33] Qantas and Regional Express.

In 2001, Coffs Harbour hosted the Oceania region's qualification matches for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

One these matches played at Coffs Harbour was the Australia 31–0 American Samoa game, which set a new world record for international association football's biggest-ever win.

The city is home to the Coffs Harbour International Stadium, which has hosted FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and a Women's 2008 Beijing Olympics Qualification fixtures for the Matildas in soccer as well as some National Rugby League (NRL) pre-season fixtures and domestic one day cricket matches.