Question: In June, 2016 what was the population of Port Macquarie where the Ngamba traditionally lived?

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Port Macquarie-Hastings Council dismissal, 2008: The dismissal of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council on 27 February 2008 marked the end of a series of events involving a project which was initiated in 2001 in the New South Wales coastal town of Port Macquarie to build a cultural and entertainment centre, known to locals as the Glasshouse.  The project, initially a joint venture with the management of the neighbouring shopping centre, Port Central, was originally expected to cost the Council A$ 7.3 million.  However, by late 2007, despite the centre not yet having opened, the costs had blown out to over A$41.7 million, with interest repayments likely to extend the Council's liability to A$66 million.

Jim Harrison (politician): Eli James Harrison (12 October 1903 – 9 September 1976) was an Australian politician.  Born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales to farmer William Binney and Sophia Selina Turnbull, he was educated at state schools.  He then worked on a dairy farm before joining New South Wales Railways in 1925.  He was an official of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen from 1930 to 1949, and was its president in 1948.  He was active in local Labor Party politics, and was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1943.  He held that position until 1949, when he transferred to federal politics, defeating former New South Wales Premier Jack Lang for the new seat of Blaxland.  He held the seat until his retirement in 1969.  He first married Una Grace May Brown at Pleasant Plains, near Port Macquarie, NSW, on 15 October 1924, three days after reaching adulthood.  This marriage was dissolved on 6 July 1968.  He subsequently married Joyce Ethel McGovern on 7 September 1975 at North Melbourne, but died the following year.

Chopi people: The Chopi are an ethnic group of Mozambique.  They have traditionally lived primarily in the Zavala region of southern Mozambique, in the Inhambane Province.  They traditionally lived a life of subsistence agriculture, traditionally living a rural existence, although many were displaced or killed in the civil war that followed Mozambique's liberation from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975.  In addition, drought forced many away from their homeland and into the nation's cities.

Macquarie County: Macquarie County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia.  It is bordered to the north by the Apsley River, and to the south by the Manning River.  It includes Port Macquarie and the area around it.

Port Macquarie: Port Macquarie is a coastal town in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings.  It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about 390 km north of Sydney, and 570 km south of Brisbane.  The town is located on the Tasman Sea coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and at the eastern end of the Oxley Highway (B56).  The town with its suburbs had a population of 45,698 in June 2016.

Long Flat, New South Wales: Long Flat is a rural village situated on the Oxley Highway and the southern bank of the Hastings River.  This village is about 50 kilometres west of Port Macquarie, 30 kilometres west of Wauchope and 133 km east of Walcha.  The boundaries are within the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council Local Government Area and Macquarie County.

Port Macquarie Airport: Port Macquarie Airport (IATA: PQQ, ICAO: YPMQ) is an airport in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.  The airport is 2.25 NM west of the city center and is owned and managed by the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (ABN 11 236 901 601) on behalf of its owners - the constituents of the Hastings.  The ownership is not to be confused with the Port Macquarie Airport Proprietary Limited (ABN 88 002 323 122).  The airport had 218,897 revenue passengers, the 29th busiest in Australia, and 5,236 aircraft movements in the 2010-2011 financial year.

Peter Besseling: Peter Edward Besseling (born 8 March 1970) is an Australian politician.  Besseling was the Mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, from 8 September 2012 to 8 May 2017, as an independent.  Besseling served as Member for Port Macquarie between 2008 and 2011.  Bessling is now General Manager at Birdon Pty Ltd.

Ngamba: The Ngamba were an Australian Aboriginal tribe who traditionally lived in around the area of Port Macquarie in New South Wales.

Port Macquarie Sharks: The Port Macquarie Sharks are an Australian rugby league football team based in Port Macquarie and was formed in 1940.

Supporting paragraphs: Ngamba Port Macquarie
Answer: The town with its suburbs had a population of 45,698 in June 2016.