Port Macquarie - South

NSW

Port Macquarie - South is a stable region in NSW with 17,470 residents.

SA2 code: 108041620
State: NSW

Population

17,470

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.2%

3yr: +0.6% · 10yr: +3.7%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$420/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,385/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Port Macquarie - South (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.6%5yr: +1.2%10yr: +3.7%Total: +22.3%

Population grew from 14,285 to 17,470 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% 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 0.8%

Almost entirely detached houses (80.1%), owner-occupied (73.8%), built for families (44% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 80.1%

Townhouses 16.5%

5,483 houses1,129 townhouses235 apartments

Tenure

Owned 45.1%

Mortgage 28.7%

Renting 21.2%

Owned 45.1%Mortgage 28.7%Renting 21.2%Other / NS 5.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

103 (1.5%)

2 bed

1,016 (15.1%)

3 bed

2,974 (44.1%)

4 bed

2,123 (31.5%)

5 bed

471 (7.0%)

6+ bed

63 (0.9%)