Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Port Macquarie-Hastings | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 31°26′S 152°54′E / 31.433°S 152.900°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||
| Established |
| ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Port Macquarie | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Adam Roberts (Independent) | ||||||||||||
| • State electorates | |||||||||||||
| • Federal divisions | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,686.1 km2 (1,423.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 86,762 (2021 census) 88,311 (2022 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 23.5376/km2 (60.9621/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Port Macquarie-Hastings | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
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.