City profile
A quick snapshot of the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population
- 90,835OLG / 'Your Council' data (2023–24).
- Area
- 3,682.4 km²
- Population density
- ~25 people per km²
- Region
- Mid North Coast NSW, on the Hastings River (~390 km north of Sydney)
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG group 5)
- Main centres
- Port Macquarie, Wauchope, the Camden Haven (Laurieton, North Haven, Dunbogan), Lake Cathie, KendallPort Macquarie is the regional service and retail centre; a selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Port Macquarie2444
- Thrumster2444
- Wauchope2446
- Sancrox2446
- Lake Cathie2445
- Bonny Hills2445
- Laurieton2443
- North Haven2443
- Dunbogan2443
- Lakewood2443
- Kendall2439
- Kew2439
- Telegraph Point2441
- Comboyne2429
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA; some suburbs are split with neighbouring council areas and some postcodes are shared. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Port Macquarie-Hastings Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.