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Suburb profile ·Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA · NSW ·2444

Port Macquarie NSW 2444

Port Macquarie is in Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA, NSW, postcode 2444, with population 47,693.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$615/wk
Rising
+10.3% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2444 · Jun 2026
$625
$550
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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Median house
$900K
House median, latest period
↑0.6%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$615/wk
Income-stretched rent market
↑10.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.6%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
47,693
48K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
19
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Drive to city
4h 46m
384.2 km to Sydney CBD · free-flow
Solar
11,644
692 added 12mo · 73MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets

Trend & investor depth

Derived from this suburb's own price, rent and income history
Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2005Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+1.9%
5-yr
+3.3%
10-yr
+5.6%
Affordability trajectoryWorsening
Price
+10.8%/yr
Income
+5.3%/yr

Growth in median price vs median household income — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes.

Indicative cashflow-$425/wk (-$22,095/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Market turnover2.8% of homes traded/yr (608 sales · -42% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±2.5% around trend (short window, 13 pts)
Value vs advantage+14% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 4)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Dgrade · 32/100 · top 68% of 3,604AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 32% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth10
Rental yield70
Stability43
Volatility-10.9ppCycle-2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Port Macquarie

Owner-occupied 67%Rented 33%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.2%
1,571 of 4,304 landlords
Avg rental loss$8,329/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,304
Reported capital gains3,031
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)59.5/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

64% of homes here are owner-occupied and 31% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 64% owner-occupier / 31% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

RBA rate · ABS Census 2021 household income
79%
of household income to service a new loan
18.0 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $4,410/mo vs median rent $2,665/mo (+65% · +$403/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $3,521/mo (-889) · at 6.2% (current): $4,410/mo · at 8.2%: $5,384/mo (+974)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Similar-priced suburbs in other council areas that rate higher on a metric.

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
Buying
13.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
48%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,751/mo, while renters pay about $2,665/mo — renting runs $914/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$900K
Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$615
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,751
Gross yield
3.6%

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$67K household · yr-19% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$88K
Household
$67K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)11% could service the median house
Under $300
705
$300-649
3,389
$650-999
3,271
$1,000-1,499
3,307
$1,500-1,999
2,050
$2,000-2,999
3,010
$3,000-3,999
1,409
$4,000+
1,358

Serviceability line: a household needs about $3,392/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 70% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,050/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$40K → $49K

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (19,702 households)4.3% social housing
Owned outright
39%
Owned with mortgage
25%
Rented
31%
Dwelling structure9.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
66%
Townhouse / semi
18%
Flat / apartment
15%

Getting to work: 79% drive, 1% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 14% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

ACARA 2025
Total19
Avg ICSEA1003
Students9,264
Catholic6
Government7
Independent6
  • Heritage Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1032
  • Newman Senior Technical CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 996
  • Port Macquarie Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 932
  • Westport Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 888
  • Hastings Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1019Zoned
  • Tacking Point Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1054

1 of 19 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
100/ 100 livability index

Top 1% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 99% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access100
Public transport (306 stops)100
Schools & hospitals100

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
3,325
3,660 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

lga
Rate · per 100k3,660
Total incidents3,325· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault90660%
  • Sexual Offences25017%
  • Robbery141%
  • Break And Enter34123%

Development screen

Could a secondary dwelling be worth investigating?

Some supporting context
secondary dwelling / granny flat screening context Medium broad constraint context

Policy position

Official policy reviewed

Permitted in residential zones under the Housing SEPP; may be approved by consent or as complying development when Housing SEPP and Codes SEPP standards are met.

Rental use: Secondary dwelling rental use is allowed as a dwelling use, subject to planning and tenancy rules.

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Separate houses

60.1%

Suburb share of occupied private dwellings recorded as separate houses.

17.4 pp below the state median

State median 77.5% · 1,253 valid suburbs

Residential-zone context

45.8%

Broad suburb sampling only; the property zoning and overlays can differ.

Near the state median

State median 42.3% · 1,245 valid suburbs

Rental households

31.1%

Demand context only; it does not establish permission to rent a secondary dwelling.

5.2 pp above the state median

State median 25.9% · 1,253 valid suburbs

Mapped hazards

bushfire high

The staged suburb layer indicates a broad-area constraint that needs address-level checking. No broad-area layer staged for this suburb.

Approval pathway

Four checks, each with a different evidence threshold.

This is an investigation sequence, not a guarantee that every step applies or that approval will be granted.

  1. 01 Source reviewed

    State policy position

    QuickProperty reviewed the official secondary dwelling / granny flat policy source.

  2. 02 Property dependent

    Planning pathway

    Test consent or complying-development eligibility, including the 450 m² lot marker and all other standards.

  3. 03 Design dependent

    Building approval

    Confirm the building approval route after the design, site classifications, services and construction requirements are known.

  4. 04 Check separately

    Intended use

    Confirm long-term rental, short-stay or family-use rules separately from permission to construct the dwelling.

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Site controls

Lot area and dimensions

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Status for Lot area and dimensions
Evidence packMissing

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Setbacks and site coverage

Test setbacks, private open space, landscaping and maximum site coverage against a concept plan.

Status for Setbacks and site coverage
Evidence packMissing

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Slope and ground conditions

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Status for Slope and ground conditions
Evidence packMissing

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Title and planning

Zoning and overlays

Obtain current property-level zoning, overlays and applicable planning controls.

Status for Zoning and overlays
Evidence packMissing

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Title, easements and covenants

Review the title for easements, covenants, restrictions and common property.

Status for Title, easements and covenants
Evidence packMissing

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Services and access

Sewer and stormwater

Locate assets and connection points, then confirm capacity, clearances and discharge requirements.

Status for Sewer and stormwater
Evidence packMissing

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Power, water and metering

Confirm service routes, upgrade needs and whether separate metering is permitted or practical.

Status for Power, water and metering
Evidence packMissing

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Vehicle access and parking

Test driveway width, gradients, turning, parking and emergency access requirements.

Status for Vehicle access and parking
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Construction constraints

Bushfire exposure

Order an address-level bushfire assessment and determine any BAL construction response.

Status for Bushfire exposure
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Flood and overland flow

Obtain property flood information and check floor levels, flow paths and drainage constraints.

Status for Flood and overland flow
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Wind, corrosion and termite

Confirm site classifications that affect structural design, materials and durability.

Status for Wind, corrosion and termite
Evidence packMissing

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Approval and use

Planning approval pathway

Confirm exemption, complying pathway or permit requirements with the responsible authority.

Status for Planning approval pathway
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Building approval and consultants

Identify required survey, design, engineering, energy, certification and inspection evidence.

Status for Building approval and consultants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Rental and intended use

Confirm occupation, rental, short-stay and family-use rules plus insurance and tax implications.

Status for Rental and intended use
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Port Macquarie, NSW 2444 · Local browser record

Investigation aid only. Confirm current planning, building, title, service and hazard requirements with qualified professionals and responsible authorities.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

1 broad-area layer staged

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

High broad-area context

About 64.1% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land
High exposure ~64.1%
~64.1% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~35.9% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

Inside Airbnb
488
active listings · ~10.2 per 1,000 residents
92%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
46%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$230
median nightly (entire home)
15%
estimated occupancy
$13,562
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Estimated short-let income is 0.4× the $31,980/yr a long-term let would earn at the median rent — before management fees, cleaning, vacancy beyond the occupancy model, and short-stay regulation.

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

NSW Land Zoning (EPI)
Dominant zone General Residential
Residential 41% Public / Open space 35% Other 9% Rural / Green wedge 5% Commercial / Mixed 2% Industrial 1%
Residential density: Standard

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

ABS projection · Port Macquarie - South SA2 area · 2022 base
17,335 people · 202219,521 by 2032 (+12.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Port Macquarie - South SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Port Macquarie NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area, Port Macquarie is a sizeable suburb (postcode 2444). With a population of 47,693, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Port Macquarie is $900,000, having edged higher by 0.6% over the past year. Units have a median price of $640,000 (+6.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $615. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,751.

Port Macquarie is served by 19 schools, including 9 primary, 5 secondary, 4 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1003, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 ferry wharf, 305 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 2 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is below average at 3,660 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Port Macquarie shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.6%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($900K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 13.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.6%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$900K/$1.5M↑ Below Median
Affordability13.5x↓ Stretched
Price Momentum+0.6%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,751
Rent · wk(Census)$380
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$615
Gross yield2.2%
Price / income13.5x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2026-Q2)73
Population growth · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)92,432
5-year growth+1.6% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)465
Houses 68%Units 32%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.9%
YoY change+0.4pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2444ATO
Negatively geared5.2%
1,571 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,329/yr
Landlords (rental income)4,304
Reported capital gains3,031
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population47,693
Median age48
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,282
Personal income · wk$679
Persons / bedroom0.7
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$49,461
Mean income$59,386
Earners12,815
YoY change+7%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,069 → $1,282
Change+19.9%
vs NSW median-0.7 pp
Median rent+16.9%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals4,715Community & Personal Service3,132Technicians & Trades2,587Clerical & Administrative2,480Managers2,233
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare4,494Retail Trade2,209Education2,107Accommodation & Food1,978Construction1,783
Top ancestryCensus
English21,452Australian19,118Irish6,438Scottish5,422Aboriginal Australian2,356
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets9
Pharmacies10
GP / clinics18
Fuel stations11
Cafes & dining131
aldi1
coles3
iga1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops305
Ferry wharves1
Settlement Point Rd Opp Settlement Point Ferry Wharf
Hospitals · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGAAIHW
Public2
Private2
Port Macquarie Base Hospitalpublic · in suburb
Wauchope District Memorial Hospitalpublic
Coolenberg Day Surgeryprivate · in suburb
Port Macquarie Private Hospitalprivate · in suburb
Aged care · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGAGEN
Facilities16
Residential places1,414
Garden Village142 places · in suburb
Lake Cathie Manor Aged Care138 places
St Agnes Site124 places · in suburb
Emmaus116 places · in suburb
Uniting Mingaletta Port Macquarie110 places · in suburb
Highfields Manor Port Macquarie109 places · in suburb
+10 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
Childcare · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGAACECQA
Services51
Approved places3,641
Exceeding NQS19
Columba Cottage OSHC250 places · in suburb
Green Leaves Early Learning Port Macquarie140 places · in suburb
Columba Cottage Early Learning Centre138 places · in suburb
Bangalay Child Care & Education Centre130 places · in suburb
Lake Cathie Little Learners125 places
Active OOSH Tacking Point115 places · in suburb
+45 more in Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
Nearby in Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA12
Kew$870K · 1,761Dunbogan$860K · 1,020Laurieton$893K · 2,012Lake Cathie$1.0M · 4,296Thrumster$965K · 2,382North Haven$975K · 1,619West Haven$743K · 1,139Kendall$758K · 1,153Riverside$870K · 298North Shore$828K · 371Herons Creek$844K · 246Lakewood$698K · 1,249
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Port Macquarie for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2026-Q2 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 19 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 3 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 306 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Port Macquarie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Port Macquarie in?

    Port Macquarie is in the Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2444. Council-level context for Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Port Macquarie?

    The current median house price in Port Macquarie, NSW is $900K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Port Macquarie?

    The median weekly rent in Port Macquarie is $615/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Port Macquarie?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 65% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Port Macquarie a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Port Macquarie show: Moderate Yield, Below Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Port Macquarie?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Port Macquarie data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.