Port Macquarie-Hastings

New South Wales · Mid North Coast · 86,741 people · 91 suburbs · 11 postcodes

Port Macquarie-Hastings at a glance

86,741

Population

#29 of 130 in NSW

3,596

km² area

24/km² density

48.8

Median age

+9.1 vs NSW

958

SEIFA IRSAD

#64 of 130 in NSW

Schools

22 gov, 8 Cath, 6 indep

12.3%

Born overseas

27.4%

Renting

Map shows the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Port Macquarie-Hastings is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 91 suburbs across 11 postcodes and an area of 3,596 km². Port Macquarie-Hastings has a population of 86,741 , ranking #29 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Port Macquarie (47,693 residents).About 12.3% of residents were born overseas and 4.0% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

16.0%

10.2%

18.8%

25.9%

29.1%

0–14 (16.0%) 15–24 (10.2%) 25–44 (18.8%) 45–64 (25.9%) 65+ (29.1%)

Show counts

0–14 years	13,852 (16.0%)
15–24 years	8,822 (10.2%)
25–44 years	16,308 (18.8%)
45–64 years	22,508 (25.9%)
65+ years	25,253 (29.1%)

12.3%

Born overseas

4.0%

Speak a language other than English at home

5.4%

First Nations

2.3

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

44.9%

27.8%

27.4%

Owned outright (44.9%) Mortgaged (27.8%) Renting (27.4%)

Dwelling type mix

83.3%

10.1%

Separate house (83.3%) Semi/townhouse (10.1%) Flat/apartment (6.6%)

$375

Median weekly rent

$1,737

Median monthly mortgage

45.0%

Households with 0-1 cars

55.0%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.9%

Unemployment rate

19,266

In full-time work

14,057

In part-time work

Schools in Port Macquarie-Hastings

36 schools across Port Macquarie-Hastings: 61.1% Government, 22.2% Catholic, 16.7% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 985 (range 739 to 1116). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

61.1%

22.2%

16.7%

NSW average for comparison

69.6%

16.9%

13.5%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

66.7%

19.4%

11.1%

Primary (66.7%) Secondary (19.4%) Combined (11.1%) Special (2.8%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 985 NSW median 1005LGA range 739 to 1116

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 36 schools in Port Macquarie-Hastings, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
St Columba Anglican School	Independent	Combined	Port Macquarie	1,221	1116
MacKillop College Port Macquarie	Catholic	Secondary	Port Macquarie	1,107	1068
St Joseph's Regional College	Catholic	Secondary	Port Macquarie	1,026	1017
Camden Haven High School	Government	Secondary	Laurieton	896	962
Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus	Government	Secondary	Port Macquarie	717	971
Wauchope Public School	Government	Primary	Wauchope	624	900
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus	Government	Secondary	Port Macquarie	612	919
Tacking Point Public School	Government	Primary	Port Macquarie	594	1054
St Agnes' Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Port Macquarie	553	1029
St Peter's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Port Macquarie	534	1075
Hastings Public School	Government	Primary	Port Macquarie	526	1019
Wauchope High School	Government	Secondary	Wauchope	458	894
Port Macquarie Public School	Government	Primary	Port Macquarie	451	932
St Joseph's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Port Macquarie	397	1017
Lake Cathie Public School	Government	Primary	Lake Cathie	395	1007
Westport Public School	Government	Primary	Port Macquarie	365	888
Heritage Christian School	Independent	Combined	Port Macquarie	345	1032
Newman Senior Technical College	Catholic	Secondary	Port Macquarie	327	996
St Joseph's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Wauchope	277	1011
North Haven Public School	Government	Primary	North Haven	232	997
Kendall Public School	Government	Primary	Kendall	206	936
Beechwood Public School	Government	Primary	Wauchope	184	959
St Joseph's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Laurieton	181	1011
The Nature School	Independent	Combined	Port Macquarie	171	1054
Laurieton Public School	Government	Primary	Laurieton	151	991
Telegraph Point Public School	Government	Primary	Telegraph Point	126	968
Nautilus Senior College	Independent	Special	Port Macquarie	113	833
Port Macquarie Adventist School	Independent	Combined	Port Macquarie	91	1011
Port Macquarie Steiner School	Independent	Primary	Port Macquarie	69	1051
North East Public School of Distance Education	Government	Primary	Port Macquarie	45	979
Comboyne Public School	Government	Primary	Comboyne	36	926
Long Flat Public School	Government	Primary	Long Flat	36	887
Herons Creek Public School	Government	Primary	Herons Creek	25	919
Rollands Plains Upper Public School	Government	Primary	Rollands Plains	24	939
Huntingdon Public School	Government	Primary	Wauchope	22	838
Rosewood Public School	Government	Primary	Rosewood	14	739

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Port Macquarie-Hastings. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

958

Ranked #64 of 130 NSW LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

985

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

991

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

954

Suburbs in Port Macquarie-Hastings

Port Macquarie-Hastings contains 91 suburbs and 11 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Port Macquarie	2444	47,693	$1,282/wk	48
Wauchope	2446	6,589	$1,114/wk	43
Lake Cathie	2445	4,296	$1,275/wk	52
Bonny Hills	2445	3,045	$1,421/wk	51
Thrumster	2444	2,382	$1,988/wk	32
Laurieton	2443	2,012	$755/wk	67
King Creek	2446	1,863	$2,088/wk	45
Kew	2439	1,761	$1,107/wk	63
North Haven	2443	1,619	$832/wk	61
Lakewood	2443	1,249	$1,036/wk	58
Kendall	2439	1,153	$1,381/wk	48
West Haven	2443	1,139	$940/wk	67
Dunbogan	2443	1,020	$947/wk	63
Beechwood	2446	914	$1,516/wk	37
Yippin Creek	2446	758	$1,553/wk	37
Crosslands	2446	626	$1,389/wk	41
Telegraph Point	2441	604	$1,514/wk	47
Sancrox	2446	602	$2,050/wk	45
Lake Innes	2446	495	$2,214/wk	44
Comboyne	2429	416	$1,191/wk	55
Redbank	2446	404	$1,833/wk	48
North Shore	2444	371	$1,478/wk	48
Byabarra	2446	329	$1,297/wk	48
Mortons Creek	2446	309	$1,640/wk	47
Riverside	2444	298	$1,461/wk	53
Cooperabung	2441	293	$1,825/wk	46
Lorne	2439	277	$1,542/wk	53
Herons Creek	2439	246	$1,266/wk	46
Rosewood	2446	221	$1,728/wk	52
Frazers Creek	2446	215	$1,392/wk	48
Blackmans Point	2444	178	$737/wk	58
Ellenborough	2446	171	$730/wk	47
Logans Crossing	2439	162	$1,416/wk	57
Rollands Plains	2441	151	$1,292/wk	51
Upper Rollands Plains	2441	150	$1,343/wk	44
Camden Head	2443	149	$1,218/wk	59
Rawdon Island	2446	142	$2,349/wk	38
Lower Pappinbarra	2446	136	$1,125/wk	51
Brombin	2446	127	$1,656/wk	43
Fernbank Creek	2444	122	$1,625/wk	50
Gum Scrub	2441	121	$1,583/wk	44
Bobs Creek	2439	119	$1,531/wk	46
Pembrooke	2446	118	$1,375/wk	50
Upsalls Creek	2439	116	$1,375/wk	49
Bellangry	2446	114	$1,149/wk	54
Long Flat	2446	112	$974/wk	47
Pipeclay	2446	102	$1,625/wk	51
Ballengarra	2441	97	$1,483/wk	45
Batar Creek	2439	93	$2,071/wk	51
Kindee	2446	91	$1,416/wk	50
Huntingdon	2446	86	$2,050/wk	51
Pappinbarra	2446	86	$1,156/wk	45
Marlo Merrican	2441	60	$949/wk	43
Hollisdale	2446	52	$1,375/wk	61
Middle Brother	2443	52	$1,343/wk	59
Rossglen	2439	50	$1,281/wk	61
Upper Pappinbarra	2446	48	$966/wk	51
Yarras	2446	48	$1,375/wk	51
Black Creek	2439	47	$1,416/wk	59
Bago	2446	45	$2,083/wk	37
The Hatch	2444	44	$1,375/wk	60
Bagnoo	2446	43	$1,437/wk	59
Hyndmans Creek	2446	41	$1,166/wk	59
Hartys Plains	2446	36	$1,749/wk	57
Birdwood	2446	34	$624/wk	63
Toms Creek	2446	33	$700/wk	55
Deauville	2443	29	$1,624/wk	59
Mount Seaview	2446	28	$1,125/wk	57
Innes View	2429	26	$687/wk	62
Boorganna	2429	24	$762/wk	32
Forbes River	2446	20	$2,749/wk	45
Hacks Ferry	2441	9	$4,625/wk	38
Grants Beach	2445	8		61
Diamond Head	2443	7	$225/wk	52
Kerewong	2439	7	$762/wk	64
Debenham	2446	5	$749/wk	54
Gearys Flat	2441	3	$1,125/wk	73
Banda Banda	2446
Bril Bril	2441
Bulby Brush	2429
Cairncross	2446
Doyles River	2446
Flynns Beach	2444
Jolly Nose	2445
Kippara	2441
Lighthouse Beach	2444
North Brother	2443
Settlement City	2444
Swans Crossing	2439
Warriwillah	2429
Werrikimbe	2446

Postcodes covered

2429, 2439, 2441, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2652, 2729, 2730, 2795

Compare Port Macquarie-Hastings with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Port Macquarie-Hastings and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Port Macquarie-Hastings (NSW)	86,741	48.8	958	27.4%	12.3%
Mid-Coast	95,814	53.0	912	23.8%	10.1%
Kempsey	30,707	47.5	882	25.2%	7.8%

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Frequently asked questions about Port Macquarie-Hastings

What is the population of Port Macquarie-Hastings?

The 2021 Census recorded 86,741 people living in Port Macquarie-Hastings, across 91 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Port Macquarie-Hastings?

Port Macquarie-Hastings contains 91 suburbs. The most populous are Port Macquarie, Wauchope, Lake Cathie, Bonny Hills, Thrumster.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Port Macquarie-Hastings?

Port Macquarie-Hastings covers 11 postcodes: 2429, 2439, 2441, 2443, 2444, 2445, 2446, 2652, 2729, 2730, 2795.

How many schools are in Port Macquarie-Hastings?

Port Macquarie-Hastings has 36 schools, including 22 government, 8 Catholic, and 6 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Port Macquarie-Hastings?

Port Macquarie-Hastings has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 958, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.