Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

This article is about the local government area. For the regional town, see Port Macquarie.

Port Macquarie-Hastings
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates31°26′S 152°54′E / 31.433°S 152.900°E / -31.433; 152.900
Population
 • Density23.5376/km2 (60.9621/sq mi)
Established
  • 1 January 1981
    (Municipality of Hastings)
  • 13 July 2005
    (Port Macquarie-Hastings Council)
Area3,686.1 km2 (1,423.2 sq mi)
MayorAdam Roberts (Independent)[3]
Council seatPort Macquarie
RegionMid North Coast
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsitePort Macquarie-Hastings
LGAs around Port Macquarie-Hastings:
Walcha Kempsey Tasman Sea
Walcha Port Macquarie-Hastings Tasman Sea
Mid-Coast Mid-Coast Tasman Sea

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

The area is located adjacent to the Hastings River, the Pacific Highway, the Oxley Highway and the North Coast railway line. Major population centres in the local government area are Port Macquarie, Camden Haven, Wauchope, Lake Cathie and Kendall.

The mayor of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council since 30 September 2024 is Cr. Adam Roberts, an independent politician.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Macquarie-Hastings". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 December 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Regional population". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Election results: your newly elected Port Macquarie-Hastings councillors". Retrieved 1 October 2024.