▁ 4 7 , 9 7 3 ▁as ▁at ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁having ▁grown ▁ 1 . 8 % ▁on ▁prior ▁year ▁and ▁from ▁ 4 1 , 4 9 6 ▁over ▁the ▁prior ▁de cade . ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁place ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁grow ▁from ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 4 3 , 6 5 5 ▁people ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 5 8 , 8 8 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 7 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census ▁of ▁Population , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 5 , 3 7 9 ▁people ▁in ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie . ▁ ▁Ab original ▁and ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁people ▁made ▁up ▁ 3 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁▁▁ 8 0 . 2 % ▁of ▁people ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁countries ▁of ▁birth ▁were ▁England ▁ 4 . 6 %, ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ 1 . 5 %, ▁Scotland ▁ 0 . 6 %, ▁Germany ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁ 0 . 4 %. ▁▁▁▁▁ 9 0 . 2 % ▁of ▁people ▁only ▁spoke ▁English ▁at ▁home . ▁Other ▁languages ▁spoken ▁at ▁home ▁included ▁Mand arin ▁ 0 . 2 %, ▁Spanish ▁ 0 . 2 %, ▁French ▁ 0 . 2 % ▁and ▁German ▁ 0 . 2 %. ▁▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁responses