Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The area is located adjacent to the Hastings River, the Pacific Highway, the Oxley Highway and the North Coast railway line. Major population centres in the local government area are Port Macquarie, Camden Haven, Wauchope, Lake Cathie and Kendall.
The mayor of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council since 30 September 2024 is Adam Roberts, an independent politician.
Port Macquarie suburbs
Blackmans Point
Port Macquarie CBD (not a suburb)
Fernbank Creek
Flynns Beach
Hibbard
Innes View
Lake Innes
Limeburners Creek
North Shore
Port Macquarie
Sancrox
Sovereign Hills
Tacking Point
The Hatch
Thrumster
Towns and localities
Towns and localities (including Port Macquarie suburbs) in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council are:
Demographics
At the 2021 Census, there were 86,762 people in the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area, of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population, significantly higher than the national average. The median age of people in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council area was 49 years; eleven years higher than the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.1% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.
Population growth in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council area between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 6.68%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census was 6.23%.
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