Port Macquarie

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10401502
Total population 41,797
Total dwellings 20,025
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,278
Male 626
Female 652
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 604
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $834
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,806
Median weekly rent $245

Search QuickStats for another area

Map is loading.
Other 2011 Census products available for this area:
To view more QuickStats or Community Profiles for a different area, see Search Census data.

People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,212 94.8 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 27 2.1 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 39 3.1 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 1,278 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 626 49.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 652 51.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Port Macquarie, there were 1,278 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 626 (or 49.0%) were male and 652 (or 51.0%) were female.

Age Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 171 13.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 323 25.3 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 261 20.4 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 397 31.1 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 77 6.0 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 49 3.8 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Port Macquarie the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 192 24.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 49 6.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 69 8.9 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 20 2.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 446 57.5 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Port Macquarie 24.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 47 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 63 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Port Macquarie for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 181 25.2 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 101 14.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 436 60.7 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Port Macquarie 25.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Port Macquarie for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 42 7.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 223 39.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 146 25.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 61 10.7 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 19 3.3 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 8 1.4 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 71 12.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 570 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie, 44.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.1% were attending a primary school, 25.6% were attending a secondary school and 14.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 1,244 97.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 196 46.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 119 28.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 36 8.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 74 17.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 425 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 425 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Macquarie. Of these 46.1% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 17.4% were unemployed.

View the labour force fact sheet
Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 34 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 370 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 834 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie was $370 and the median weekly household income was $834.

View the income fact sheet

Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

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 % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Port Macquarie, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 245 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,806 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Port Macquarie, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $245 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,806.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 403 66.9 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 83 13.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 109 18.1 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 7 1.2 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 602 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Port Macquarie there were 602 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 66.9% were separate houses, 13.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Macquarie % Port Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 56 9.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 141 23.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 386 64.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 0.7 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 15 2.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Port Macquarie, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.3% were owned outright, 23.4% were owned with a mortgage and 64.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.