80,297
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Port Stephens · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Port Stephens
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Over 80,000 people now live in Port Stephens, making it larger than about 62% of similar areas. The region is seeing steady growth, though it is expanding slightly slower than the rest of New South Wales.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 5.1% since 2021. This rate is around the middle for similar areas, but sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
5.1%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Port Stephens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10603/port-stephens/topic/economy-advantage