The LGA is made up of many beachside and inland localities, villages, towns and suburbs:
- Arrawarra
- Arrawarra Headland
- Barcoongere
- Boambee
- Boambee East
- Bonville
- Brooklana
- Bucca
- Bundagen
- Coffs Harbour
- Coramba
- Corindi Beach
- Dirty Creek
- Emerald Beach
- Halfway Creek
- Karangi
- Korora
- Lowanna
- Moonee Beach
- Mullaway
- Nana Glen
- North Boambee Valley
- Red Rock
- Safety Beach
- Sandy Beach
- Sapphire Beach
- Sawtell
- Sherwood
- Toormina
- Ulong
- Upper Corindi
- Upper Orara
- Woolgoolga