Port Stephens Council - Demographics

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, at 30 June 2010, there:

• were 67,825 people resident in the area, the 36th largest in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.9% of the New South Wales population of 7,232,589
• was an increase of 1,139 people over the year to 30 June 2009, the 33rd largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 1.1% of the 105,421 increase in the population of New South Wales
• was, in percentage terms, an increase of 1.7% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2009, the 32nd fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 1.5%
• was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2010 of 8,860 people or 15% (1.5% in annual average terms), the 18th highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 657,372 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.