Port Macquarie - West

NSW

Port Macquarie - West is a growing region in NSW with 23,991 residents.

SA2 code: 108041164
State: NSW

Population

23,991

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+17.4%

3yr: +8.7% · 10yr: +39.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$385/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,193/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Port Macquarie - West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +8.7%5yr: +17.4%10yr: +39.3%Total: +94.1%

Population grew from 12,360 to 23,991 over 24 years, averaging 2.8% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.6%

Predominantly detached houses (64.7%), mixed tenure (59.7% own or mortgage), built for families (40% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 64.7%

Townhouses 20.3%

Apartments 15.0%

5,587 houses1,751 townhouses1,291 apartments

Tenure

Owned 36.2%

Mortgage 23.5%

Renting 33.7%

Owned 36.2%Mortgage 23.5%Renting 33.7%Other / NS 6.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

523 (6.1%)

2 bed

2,079 (24.4%)

3 bed

3,435 (40.3%)

4 bed

2,113 (24.8%)

5 bed

294 (3.5%)

6+ bed

71 (0.8%)