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Port Macquarie, NSW Family Guide

Kids' activities, schools, parks and events in and around Port Macquarie · updated 4 Oct

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Port Macquarie: 7 kids' activities within 5 km, 21 schools in Port Macquarie, and parks and playgrounds.

Family Snapshot

Sports
Other sports, Tennis, Football (AFL)
Kids' activities
Tutoring & STEM, Kids' activities & play
Schools
21 in Port Macquarie · 13 primary · 11 secondary
Parks & places
12 parks · 3 verified playgrounds
Explore nearby
Port Macquarie Bc

What can families do in Port Macquarie?

Other sports3 within 5 kmTennis2 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)1 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM2 within 5 kmKids' activities & play1 within 5 km

Sports & local clubs around Port Macquarie

Tennis around Port Macquarie

2 listed within 5 km of Port Macquarie · 2 in Port Macquarie

West Port Macquarie Tennis Club

Port Macquarie

Tennis
ParkingSports courts / fields

In Port Macquarie

All tennis in Port Macquarie (2) →
See all 2 within 5 km

More sports

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More things to do around Port Macquarie

Tutoring & STEM around Port Macquarie

2 listed within 5 km of Port Macquarie · 2 in Port Macquarie

Jess Manton Specialist Education Services

Port Macquarie

TutoringMathsEnglish

In Port Macquarie

All tutoring & stem in Port Macquarie (2) →
See all 2 within 5 km

Schools in and near Port Macquarie

Levels as each school is registered; distances are straight-line from central Port Macquarie.

View all 21 schools in Port Macquarie →

Government school zones covering central Port Macquarie:

Port Macquarie PSHSC Westport

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features)

  • Bellamy Park · Port Macquarie · 1.4 km Playground Picnic tables
  • Settlement Point · Port Macquarie · 2.7 km Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities
  • John Downes Park · Port Macquarie · 2.9 km Toilets Parking Playground

Sports grounds

  • Findlay Park · Port Macquarie · 1.2 km Sports courts / fields
  • Wayne Richards · Port Macquarie · 2.6 km Sports courts / fields Parking

Parks

Port Macquarie within Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

6 of the council area’s 13 activity providers · 1st of 7 suburbs by number of providers

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council guideSchools in Port Macquarie

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 3 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Port Macquarie

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Port Macquarie4,733

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source

Kids activities across Port Macquarie-Hastings Council

13 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Sports12Academic2Entertainment1Creative Arts1

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All kids' activities listed in Port Macquarie

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Port Macquarie.