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Mid-Coast vs Port Macquarie-Hastings
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 76 km apart · Mid-Coast profile · Port Macquarie-Hastings profile
Mid-Coast Port Macquarie-Hastings
Mid-Coast and Port Macquarie-Hastings are both large regional areas in New South Wales with populations between 86,000 and 97,000. Port Macquarie-Hastings has a more qualified workforce, with 17.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 12.3% in Mid-Coast. It also has more residents living within a 15 minute walk of health services (43.0% against 31.6%) and parks (79.5% against 66.8%). Mid-Coast has a larger share of people who own their homes outright, at 48.1% compared to 42.5% in Port Macquarie-Hastings.
Both areas share very similar household patterns, with almost identical numbers of people per home and bedroom. They also have nearly the same share of volunteers and people who served in the Defence Force. While these similarities remain, other gaps have grown since 2016. The typical resident in Mid-Coast is now 5 years older than in Port Macquarie-Hastings, and the difference in Year 12 completion rates has widened to 9.9%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 90,303
- First area, 2021: 96,579
- Second area, 2011: 72,696
- Second area, 2016: 78,539
- Second area, 2021: 86,762
- First area, 2016: 52 yrs
- First area, 2021: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Mid-Coast: 1.6% males, 2.4% females; 85+ in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.6% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Mid-Coast: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Mid-Coast: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 75–79 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 70–74 in Mid-Coast: 4.6% males, 4.6% females; 70–74 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Mid-Coast: 4.5% males, 4.6% females; 65–69 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Mid-Coast: 4.2% males, 4.6% females; 60–64 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Mid-Coast: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Mid-Coast: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Mid-Coast: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Mid-Coast: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Mid-Coast: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Mid-Coast: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in Mid-Coast: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Mid-Coast: 1.9% males, 1.7% females; 20–24 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Mid-Coast: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Mid-Coast: 2.9% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Mid-Coast: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Mid-Coast: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $476
- First area, 2021: $564
- Second area, 2011: $447
- Second area, 2016: $540
- Second area, 2021: $647
- First area, 2016: $887
- First area, 2021: $1,060
- Second area, 2011: $837
- Second area, 2016: $1,042
- Second area, 2021: $1,263
- First area, 2016: $1,108
- First area, 2021: $1,341
- Second area, 2011: $1,008
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,576
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $315
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $375
- First area, 2016: $1,324
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,650
- Second area, 2016: $1,671
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mid-Coast vs Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA15240/mid-coast/vs/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings