2.3 ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Macquarie · State Electorate
Family & Households in Port Macquarie
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Port Macquarie live alone, which is a much higher share than in most other areas. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a general shift toward smaller households across the region. Most homes now house just one or two people.
2.3
▼ -14.8%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Port Macquarie — lower than 86% of areas.
| Port Macquarie | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Port Macquarie holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and much lower than most areas. This is partly because the share of people living alone rose 7.4 points since 2011 to reach 29.4%.
29.4% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.8% of families, while 38.4% are couples without children. One-parent families represent 14.9% of the total, a figure that rose 4.9 points since 2011 and is now higher than most areas.
14.9% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10068/port-macquarie/topic/family-households