Suburb · NSW
Port Macquarie, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Port Macquarie, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
Government data only, no interpretation · Data as at 6 October 2026 · Sources and licences
Port Macquarie at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2444 |
| Local government area | Port Macquarie-Hastings |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 13258 |
Planning zones in Port Macquarie
- R1 — General Residential37%
- C2 — Environmental Conservation15%
- C1 — National Parks and Nature Reserves14%
- 5 other zones23%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Port Macquarie is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- R1 — General Residential37% of the suburb
- C2 — Environmental Conservation15% of the suburb
- C1 — National Parks and Nature Reserves14% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure7% of the suburb
- RU1 — Primary Production7% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation4% of the suburb
- W2 — Recreational Waterways3% of the suburb
- RE2 — Private Recreation3% of the suburb
Port Macquarie in the 2021 Census
| Population | 47,693 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 48 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,282 |
| Median weekly rent | $380 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,751 |
| Average household size | 2.2 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other New South Wales suburbs with the same main zone
- Banora PointNSW 2486
- Bella VistaNSW 2153
- BellingenNSW 2454
- BomaderryNSW 2541
- Booker BayNSW 2257
- CaerleonNSW 2850
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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