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south kempsey

New South Wales · Census 2021

$440k

+20.5% yr · median house · Dec 2025

South Kempsey is a leafy residential suburb of Kempsey.

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Median house price

People

Population
2,604
Median age
42 yrs
Income / person / wk
$527
Household income / wk
$1,074

Housing

Median rent / wk
$270
Mortgage / month
$1,300

Culture & community

Dominant religion
No religion · 39%
Top language at home
Punjabi · 0%
No religion
39%
Born overseas
7%
English only at home
97%

Local amenities

Amenity score
23/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
6
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
4.6 km
Nearest train
5.2 km
Nearest hospital
6.5 km
Distance to coast
13.6 km
NBN
Satellite

Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
2
Catholic
0
Independent
2
Primary
2
Secondary
3
Nearest secondary
2.1 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Kempsey
Council population
30,707
Council area
3,376 km²
Density
9/km²
Federal grants
$8.69M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$283/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
Cowper
Federal MP
Pat Conaghan (NP)
Two-party-preferred
Coalition 59% 2PP
State electorate
Oxley
State MP
Michael Kemp (NAT)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
4,329/100k
99th percentile
Car theft
1,047/100k
99th percentile
property damage
7,313/100k
100th percentile
Violent crime
11,249/100k
99th percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price-65% vs AU
Suburb
$440k
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$1,074
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643