2016 Census QuickStats

People — demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Male	21,196	47.3	3,686,014	49.3	11,546,638	49.3
Female	23,633	52.7	3,794,217	50.7	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	1,754	3.9	216,176	2.9	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 44,830 people in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs). Of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

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Age	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median age	47	--	38	--	38	--
0-4 years	2,242	5.0	465,135	6.2	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	2,618	5.8	478,184	6.4	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	2,582	5.8	443,009	5.9	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	2,509	5.6	448,425	6.0	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	1,865	4.2	489,673	6.5	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	2,071	4.6	527,161	7.0	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	2,110	4.7	540,360	7.2	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	2,173	4.8	499,724	6.7	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	2,586	5.8	503,169	6.7	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	2,761	6.2	492,440	6.6	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	2,840	6.3	485,546	6.5	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	3,025	6.7	469,726	6.3	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	2,909	6.5	420,044	5.6	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	3,333	7.4	384,470	5.1	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	3,091	6.9	292,556	3.9	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	2,370	5.3	217,308	2.9	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	1,781	4.0	155,806	2.1	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	1,965	4.4	167,506	2.2	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Married	18,256	48.8	2,965,280	48.7	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	1,485	4.0	190,198	3.1	608,059	3.2
Divorced	4,439	11.9	512,298	8.4	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	3,186	8.5	331,653	5.4	985,204	5.2
Never married	10,018	26.8	2,094,460	34.4	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 48.8% were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	16,004	48.7	2,612,630	48.3	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	3,314	10.1	506,133	9.4	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	13,518	41.2	2,290,887	42.3	7,024,973	41.9

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Preschool	797	6.5	132,047	5.7	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	1,832	14.9	417,465	18.0	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	1,158	9.4	122,099	5.3	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	501	4.1	67,611	2.9	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	876	7.1	269,249	11.6	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	1,442	11.7	117,689	5.1	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	454	3.7	79,915	3.4	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	890	7.2	144,103	6.2	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	1,091	8.9	376,133	16.2	1,160,626	16.1
Other	245	2.0	63,673	2.7	198,383	2.8
Not stated	3,031	24.6	535,266	23.0	1,707,023	23.7

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 27.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 16.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	5,656	15.1	1,424,716	23.4	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	3,609	9.7	543,142	8.9	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	1,473	3.9	167,947	2.8	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	5,688	15.2	730,498	12.0	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	4,258	11.4	930,654	15.3	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	1,496	4.0	203,574	3.3	941,531	4.9
Year 10	5,697	15.2	702,178	11.5	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	54	0.1	4,849	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	7	0.0	625	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	3,622	9.7	513,209	8.4	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	69	0.2	54,870	0.9	145,844	0.8
Not stated	4,385	11.7	627,465	10.3	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Australia	35,937	80.2	4,899,090	65.5	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	6,900	15.4	2,764,170	37.0	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	2,792	6.2	458,394	6.1	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	1,982	4.4	325,182	4.3	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	29,896	66.7	3,399,725	45.4	11,070,538	47.3

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 66.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

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People — employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	9,859	53.1	2,134,521	59.2	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	6,616	35.6	1,071,151	29.7	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	869	4.7	174,654	4.8	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	1,223	6.6	225,546	6.3	787,452	6.9

There were 18,567 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs). Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 35.6% were employed part-time and 6.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
1-15 hours per week	2,337	13.5	364,637	10.8	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	1,794	10.3	352,817	10.4	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	2,479	14.3	353,702	10.5	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	3,341	19.3	645,428	19.1	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	6,525	37.6	1,489,099	44.1	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Personal	570	--	664	--	662	--
Family	1,355	--	1,780	--	1,734	--
Household	1,069	--	1,486	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs) was $570.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	26,140	69.9	4,127,723	67.7	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	9,274	24.8	1,659,250	27.2	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	4,668	12.5	709,415	11.6	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	7,750	20.7	1,103,790	18.1	3,620,726	19.0

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than 5 hours per week	7,253	19.4	1,359,656	22.3	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	10,260	27.4	1,531,206	25.1	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	4,976	13.3	690,934	11.3	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	3,653	9.8	545,925	9.0	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

Family composition	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	5,854	48.4	709,524	36.6	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	4,007	33.2	887,358	45.7	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	2,092	17.3	310,906	16.0	959,543	15.8
Other family	131	1.1	32,438	1.7	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 33.2% were couple families with children, 48.4% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Male	--	16.5	--	17.8	--	18.2
Female	--	83.5	--	82.2	--	81.8

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 16.5% of single parents were male and 83.5% were female.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both employed, worked full-time	1,712	17.4	360,916	22.6	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	456	4.6	63,106	4.0	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	1,919	19.5	329,567	20.6	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	945	9.6	240,084	15.0	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	597	6.1	96,933	6.1	302,037	6.0
Both not working	3,337	33.8	334,742	21.0	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	385	3.9	80,905	5.1	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	510	5.2	90,630	5.7	311,381	6.2

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), of couple families with children, 17.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 19.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	18,087	89.6	2,604,320	90.1	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	2,109	10.4	284,741	9.9	1,039,874	11.2

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 89.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Separate house	11,728	64.8	1,729,820	66.4	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	3,125	17.3	317,453	12.2	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	2,888	16.0	519,390	19.9	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	264	1.5	23,580	0.9	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 64.8% were separate houses, 17.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.0% were flat or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None (includes bedsitters)	49	0.3	17,157	0.7	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	803	4.4	157,194	6.0	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	4,135	22.9	577,675	22.2	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	7,607	42.1	970,001	37.2	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	4,990	27.6	816,405	31.3	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	506	2.8	65,888	2.5	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.3	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	7,070	39.1	839,665	32.2	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	4,497	24.9	840,004	32.3	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	5,559	30.7	826,922	31.8	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	409	2.3	23,968	0.9	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	555	3.1	73,763	2.8	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 39.1% were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 30.7% were rented.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Family households	11,899	65.8	1,874,524	72.0	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	5,543	30.7	620,778	23.8	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	642	3.6	109,004	4.2	354,917	4.3

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), of all households, 65.8% were family households, 30.7% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	26.1	--	19.7	--	20.0
More than $3000 gross weekly income	--	8.6	--	18.7	--	16.4

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 26.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median rent	325	--	380	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	86.2	--	87.1	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	13.8	--	12.9	--	11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor-only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,733	--	1,986	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	94.9	--	92.6	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	5.1	--	7.4	--	7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None	1,305	7.2	239,625	9.2	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	7,607	42.0	946,159	36.3	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	6,270	34.7	887,849	34.1	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	2,157	11.9	435,053	16.7	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	752	4.2	95,623	3.7	285,197	3.4

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 42.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Dwellings — internet connection

Dwelling internet connection	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Internet not accessed from dwelling	3,279	18.1	381,709	14.7	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	14,273	78.9	2,149,040	82.5	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	532	2.9	73,565	2.8	221,494	2.7

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 78.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Male	844	48.1	107,368	49.7	322,171	49.6
Female	912	51.9	108,809	50.3	326,996	50.4
Median age	21	--	22	--	23	--

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), 48.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.9% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	3.1	--	3.1	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	1	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	1,173	--	1,214	--	1,203	--

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,173.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Port Macquarie	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	330	--	270	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,679	--	1,733	--	1,660	--

In Port Macquarie (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,679.

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