Port Macquarie - East

NSW

Port Macquarie - East is a stable region in NSW with 11,908 residents.

SA2 code: 108041619
State: NSW

Population

11,908

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.3%

3yr: +0.2% · 10yr: +1.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$350/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,396/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Port Macquarie - East (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.2%5yr: +1.3%10yr: +1.6%Total: +12.8%

Population grew from 10,559 to 11,908 over 24 years, averaging 0.5% 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 1.6%

Predominantly detached houses (55%), mixed tenure (57.6% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 55.0%

Apartments 30.1%

2,716 houses732 townhouses1,486 apartments

Tenure

Owned 33.2%

Mortgage 24.4%

Renting 40.0%

Owned 33.2%Mortgage 24.4%Renting 40.0%Other / NS 2.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

255 (5.2%)

2 bed

1,473 (30.1%)

3 bed

1,837 (37.5%)

4 bed

992 (20.3%)

5 bed

294 (6.0%)

6+ bed

45 (0.9%)