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Homeowners in Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Port Macquarie, by the people who own it.

12,562 of Port Macquarie's 19,702 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 64 in every 100, against 64 across New South Wales. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Port Macquarie by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Port Macquarie

12,562owner-occupied homes
7,726owned outright
4,836with a mortgage
9,931owner-occupied houses
47,693residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Port Macquarie64%12,562
New South Wales64%1,857,341
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Port Macquarie (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

32% of households are one person

6,235 households in Port Macquarie are a single person. A neighbour who'll take in a parcel, feed the cat or check in after a storm matters more than any app feature. Doorstep is just how you find them.

39 in 100 homes owned outright

7,726 households in Port Macquarie have paid the place off. Owning outright usually means years on the same street: the neighbours who know which trees drop branches in a storm, when the council clean-up comes round, and who to ask before you knock down a wall.

65 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Port Macquarie, 65 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

On Doorstep in Port Macquarie

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Port Macquarie.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Port Macquarie →

Run a business here?

Reach Port Macquarie's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Port Macquarie, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Port Macquarie

How many homes in Port Macquarie are owner-occupied?

12,562 of Port Macquarie's 19,702 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (64%): 7,726 owned outright and 4,836 with a mortgage. Across New South Wales the figure is 64%.

Is Doorstep available in Port Macquarie?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Port Macquarie is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Port Macquarie see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Port Macquarie.

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