North Shore NSW 2444

Living Here

North Shore is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 371 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,478 a week, with median rent near $388 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Port Macquarie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Shore itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 10 schools

  • Saint Joseph's Primary School
  • North East Public School of Distance Education
  • Port Macquarie Public School
  • Nautilus Senior College
  • Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus
  • Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
  • Port Macquarie Steiner School
  • Westport Public School
  • Saint Joseph's Preschool and Long Day Care Centre
  • Saint Agnes Primary School
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • The Point Cafe and Restaurant
  • Little Shack
• 5 parks

  • Kangaroo Park
  • Ferry Reserve
  • Riverfront Reserve
  • Coal Wharf Reserve
  • Settlement Point Park
• 3 beaches

  • North Breakwall Beach
  • Town Beach
  • Oxley Beach
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Francis of Assisi Chapel
• 6 dentists

  • Saacks Orthodontics
  • Port Macquarie Dental Care
  • Port Macquarie Orthodontics
  • OMS Specialists
  • Port Smiles
  • Denture Clinic
• 5 physiotherapists

  • Port Macquarie Physio & Pilates
  • PhyxYou Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
  • One Health Physio
  • Physio
  • Physio initiative
• 8 optometrists

  • Specsavers
  • OPSM
  • Adrian Cornale EyeQ Optometrists Port Macquarie
  • Sunglass Hut
  • Specsavers
  • Hanks Optometrists by G&M Eyecare
  • Optical Store
  • The Grange
• 2 hospitals

  • Port Macquarie Private Hospital
  • Port Macquarie Base Hospital
• 3 vets

  • East Port Veterinary Hospital
  • Port Macquarie Veterinary Hospital
  • Dr Paws Veterinary Clinic
• 1 library

  • Port Macquarie Library
• 2 post offices

  • Settlement City Post Office
  • Australia Post
• 8 service stations

  • Euro Garages Port Macquarie
  • Mobil
  • Shell
  • Ampol
  • Ampol Foodary Port Macquarie
  • Mobil
  • Liberty Fuel
  • Mobil
• 5 gyms & sports centres

  • Firebird Hot Yoga
  • Westport Bowls Greens
  • Anytime Fitness
  • The flex training and nutrition
  • Port Macquarie Swimming Pool
• 2 golf clubs

  • Emerald Downs Golf Club
  • Port Macquarie Golf Club
• 1 playground

  • Settlement Point Park Playground
• 1 bakery

  • Bakers Delight
• 3 butchers

  • Meat by Lindsays
  • Munster Street Quality Meats
  • Coppy's Butcher
• 2 hardware stores

  • Mitre 10
  • Sydney Tools Port Macquarie
• 3 hairdressers

  • The Hair Hub Salon
  • Just Cuts
  • Beyond Styles Barber
• 1 beauty salon

  • Country Nails
• 3 mechanics

  • The Rego Shop
  • One Stop Auto Shop
  • Beaurepaires
• 39 places to stay

  • Ana Mandara
  • Marina Holiday Park
  • Jordan's Holiday Park
  • Sails Port Macquarie by Rydges
  • NRMA Port Macquarie Breakwall Holiday Park
  • Northpoint Holiday Apartments
  • El Paso Motor Inn
  • Mid Pacific Motel
  • Port Aloha Motel
  • ibis Styles Port Macquarie

  See all 39 places to stay near North Shore →

Getting around. Ferry wharf: North Shore Ferry, 300 m south-west · Airport: Port Macquarie Airport, 5.3 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 52.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 59%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

56,205 bird observations recorded near North Shore — most often seen:

• Rainbow Lorikeet (3,266)
• Australian Pelican (2,800)
• Crested Tern (2,498)
• Australian Magpie (2,427)
• Little Black Cormorant (2,317)
• Laughing Kookaburra (2,276)
• Magpie-lark (2,255)
• Welcome Swallow (2,143)
• Masked Lapwing (2,117)
• Noisy Miner (2,069)
• Little Wattlebird (2,017)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (1,916)
• White-faced Heron (1,895)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to North Shore:

• Riverside (3.8 km)
• Port Macquarie (5.3 km)
• Fernbank Creek (6.4 km)
• Blackmans Point (6.6 km)
• The Hatch (7.8 km)
• Limeburners Creek (8.1 km)
• Thrumster (9.7 km)
• Hacks Ferry (10.7 km)

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