Moving to Port Macquarie (South area) from Port Macquarie (West area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Port Macquarie - South and Port Macquarie - West, side by side - all from public government data.
Port Macquarie (South area) has 17,470 people (ABS, June 2025), -0.1% in a year, a median house price of $950,000, 3 schools and 26 childcare services. Full Port Macquarie (South area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Westport Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Port Macquarie - West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Port Macquarie - West (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Port Macquarie Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Port Macquarie - South.
The government catchment school for parts of Port Macquarie - South is Port Macquarie Public School - just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Port Macquarie - South 1,051 (3 schools), Port Macquarie - West 1,016 (9 schools).
There are 3 schools in Port Macquarie - South, compared to 11 in Port Macquarie - West.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 26 in Port Macquarie - South vs 2 in Port Macquarie - West.
Port Macquarie - South has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, above Port Macquarie - West's Decile 3. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Port Macquarie (South area)?
17,470 people lived in Port Macquarie (South area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of -0.1% over the year. Port Macquarie (West area) had 23,991.
Are houses cheaper in Port Macquarie (South area) than in Port Macquarie (West area)?
Median house prices are about the same: $950,000 in Port Macquarie (South area) and $950,000 in Port Macquarie (West area).
How many schools are in Port Macquarie (South area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Port Macquarie (South area), against 11 in Port Macquarie (West area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Port Macquarie - West → Port Macquarie - South