Crescent Head New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Point Break and Golf Course | |||||||||||||||
![]() Surfers at Crescent Head | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°11′30″S 152°58′30″E / 31.19167°S 152.97500°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 978 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1894 [2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2440[3] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Kempsey Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Oxley | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Cowper | ||||||||||||||
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Crescent Head is a town on the Mid North Coast, 340 km north-northeast of Sydney, in The Kempsey Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Crescent Head had a population of 978 people.[1] Its major industries include tourism and fishing. It has a 6-hole golf course overlooking the sea.
Crescent Head was officially declared a village in 1894, but the first mention of Crescent Head had appeared in 1833 from the NSW Calendar and General Post Office Directory.[2]
Excerpt from the General Post Office Directory 1833: "From Port Macquarie northerly there is a beaten track and the country may present some obstructions to the formation of a road; travelling is not, however, difficult; the tracks follow the coast which is a succession of sandy beaches extending from Port Macquarie to Point Plomer, thence to Crescent Head and then to Trial Bay..."[2]
In the 1960s and 70s, Crescent Head was a well-known surfing destination, especially for long board surfers.[4][5] Crescent Head remains a surfing destination and hosts the Malibu Classic each year.[6]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1971 | 630 | — |
1976 | 798 | +26.7% |
1981 | 944 | +18.3% |
1986 | 1,098 | +16.3% |
1991 | 1,208 | +10.0% |
1996 | 1,175 | −2.7% |
2001 | 1,172 | −0.3% |
2006 | 1,076 | −8.2% |
2011 | 979 | −9.0% |
2016 | 917 | −6.3% |
2021 | 978 | +6.7% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[7][8] |
In 2021, there were 251 families residing in Crescent Head with an average of 1.7 children per family.[1]
2021 Population Data by Gender/Age [1]
2021 Registered Marital Status [1]
2011 Religious Affiliation [1]
2021 Languages Spoken at Home [1]
Beaches
Golf
Hiking
Art
National Parks
Buses run between Crescent Head and Kempsey, two to three times a day. (There is no bus service on Sundays.) [16]
Ongoing activities and schools in Crescent Head include;
Crescent Head Playgroup [17][18]
Crescent Head Community Preschool
Crescent Head Primary School [19]
Secondary Education