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| Port Macquarie New South Wales | |||||||||
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Clockwise from top: Lighthouse Beach; Tacking Point Lighthouse; intersection of Clarence & Horton Streets, featuring Majestic Cinemas in the Ritz Centre | |||||||||
  Port Macquarie | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°26′S 152°54′E / 31.433°S 152.900°E | ||||||||
| Population | 51,154 (2022)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2444 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | ||||||||
| Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||
| County | Macquarie | ||||||||
| Parish | Macquarie | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Macquarie | ||||||||
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Port Macquarie, locally nicknamed Port,[2] is a coastal city[3] in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about 390 km (242 mi) north of Sydney, and 570 km (354 mi) south of Brisbane. The city is located on the Tasman Sea coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and at the eastern end of the Oxley Highway (B56). The city with its suburbs had a population of 47,974 in June 2018[4] and an estimated population of 50,307 in June 2023.[5]
- ^ "Regional population, 2021-22 financial year | Australian Bureau of Statistics". 20 April 2023.
- ^ "From Freo to the Gong: Search is on for Aussie town nicknames". 16 August 2019.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- "Port Macquarie". Sydney.com.
- "Port Macquarie Draft Regional City Action Plan" (PDF). Department of Planning, Industry & Environment.
- "Port Macquarie population". Australia Travel Questions. 5 January 2022.
- "Port Macquarie population". Population.net.au.
- "Port Macquarie to gain regional city status". Port News. 2 March 2016.
- "About Us". Port Macquarie Airport.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Port Macquarie Population 2023 | Population Australia".
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