Crescent Head, New South Wales
| Crescent Head Kempsey, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Surfers at Crescent Head | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°11′30″S 152°58′30″E / 31.19167°S 152.97500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 978 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2440 | ||||||||||||||
| 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. Its major industries include tourism and fishing. It has a 6-hole golf course overlooking the sea.