Moving to Port Macquarie (West area) from Wauchope
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Port Macquarie - West and Wauchope, side by side - all from public government data.
Port Macquarie (West area) has 23,991 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.4% in a year, a median house price of $950,000, 11 schools and 2 childcare services. Full Port Macquarie (West 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.
Wauchope Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Wauchope.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Wauchope (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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Port Macquarie - West and Wauchope have a similar average ICSEA (904 and 918) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Port Macquarie - West 1,016 (9 schools), Wauchope 1,011 (1 school).
There are 11 schools in Port Macquarie - West, compared to 4 in Wauchope.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 2 in Port Macquarie - West vs 10 in Wauchope.
Median house prices are 20% higher in Port Macquarie - West ($950,000 vs $790,000).
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What is the population of Port Macquarie (West area)?
23,991 people lived in Port Macquarie (West area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.4% over the year. Wauchope had 13,754.
Are houses cheaper in Port Macquarie (West area) than in Wauchope?
No. The median house price is $950,000 in Port Macquarie (West area) and $790,000 in Wauchope, 20% higher in Port Macquarie (West area).
How many schools are in Port Macquarie (West area)?
ACARA lists 11 schools in Port Macquarie (West area), against 4 in Wauchope. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Wauchope → Port Macquarie - West