Port Macquarie

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 1,020 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Port Macquarie, 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 43.8% of the population usually resident in Port Macquarie were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 7.7% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 17 years.

Language diversity

In the 2006 Census, there were no responses for Indigenous language spoken at home. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.3% resident in Port Macquarie

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 305 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Port Macquarie were in the labour force. Of these 80.0% were employed and 20.0% were unemployed. 244 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Port Macquarie had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 18.1% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 10.5% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 44.9% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census, there were 464 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie. 10.1% of these dwellings were fully owned, 19.0% were being purchased and 65.9% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Port Macquarie, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $279 and the median household income was $651. The median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,328. The average household size was 3.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.