Crescent Head New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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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.