Kempsey NSW 2440

Living Here

Kempsey is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 483 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $881 a week, with median rent near $253 a week. Most homes are houses. About 45% of households own their home and 52% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kempsey statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kempsey itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 10 schools

  • Saint Joseph's Primary School
  • Kempsey East Public School
  • West Kempsey Public School
  • Kempsey High School
  • Kempsey High School Agricultural Section
  • Melville High School
  • Kempsey South Public School
  • St Paul's College
  • Kempsey Adventist School
  • Greenhill Public School
• 12 cafés & restaurants

  • Kempsey Chinese Restaurant
  • City Centre Motel
  • Kempsey Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant
  • Lou's Cafe Restaurant
  • Rossco's Cafe
  • Freshwater Grill
  • The Bowls Bistro
  • Moon River Motor Inn
  • Moon River Restaurant
  • Sirens Cafe & Espresso Bar

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• 5 supermarkets

  • Aldi
  • Woolworths
  • Millyhill Market
  • Coles
  • IGA
• 18 parks

  • Riverside Park
  • Melville Park
  • Verge Street Oval
  • Remembrance Park
  • Rudder Park
  • Sea Street Park
  • Hodgson Park
  • River Street Park
  • Wigay Aboriginal Cultural Park
  • Flanigan Park

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• 1 Catholic church

  • All Saint's Catholic Church
• 1 pharmacy

  • The Friendlies Discount Pharmacy
• 2 doctors & medical clinics

  • Johnston HD
  • Kempsey Medical Centre
• 1 dentist

  • Kempsey Eye Clinic
• 1 optometrist

  • OPSM
• 1 hospital

  • Kempsey District Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Kempsey Veterinary Hospital
• 3 childcare & kindergartens

  • Goodstart Early Learning West Kempsey
  • Little Adventures
  • Dalaigur Preschool & Children’s Services
• 1 library

  • Kempsey Library
• 2 post offices

  • Kempsey Post Office
  • West Kempsey Post Office
• 9 service stations

  • EG Australia
  • Liberty
  • Oasis Service Station
  • Mavin Petroleum
  • United
  • Coles Express
  • Liberty
  • Ampol Foodary Kempsey South
  • Ampol
• 4 gyms & sports centres

  • Drew Baird Fitness
  • Kemp Street Sporting Complex
  • a Zen Fitness Centre
  • Macleay Valley Equestrian Club
• 2 golf clubs

  • Kempsey Golf Course
  • Frederickton Golf Course
• 2 bakeries

  • Tumblegum Bakehouse Café
  • Tumblegum Bakehouse
• 2 butchers

  • Ponderosa Butchery
  • L-Bo Butchery
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 2 hairdressers

  • Lush Hair Couture
  • Hair by Kristie
• 8 mechanics

  • Anderson Automotive Kempsey
  • Goodyear
  • Venture Smash Repairs
  • Hankook Masters
  • Whitbread Automotive
  • X-Tract Performance
  • Kempsey Automotive
  • Macleay Valley Automotive
• 10 places to stay

  • Central Caravan Park
  • Colonial Court Motor Inn
  • Sundowner Caravan Park
  • Park Drive Motel
  • Kempsey Showground Camping
  • Kempsey Tourist Village
  • Fairway Lodge Motel
  • Tall Timbers Caravan Park
  • Kempsey Powerhouse Motel
  • Macleay River Hotel

Getting around. Train station: Kempsey, 700 m west · Bus interchange: Kempsey Coach Terminal, 950 m north-east · Airport: Kempsey Airport, 7.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 13.8% · Labour-force participation 44%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

27,936 bird observations recorded near Kempsey — most often seen:

• Magpie-lark (1,817)
• Australian Magpie (1,726)
• Torresian Crow (1,379)
• Common Myna (1,333)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,300)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,284)
• Rock Dove (1,230)
• House Sparrow (1,185)
• Masked Lapwing (1,166)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,146)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (1,037)
• Welcome Swallow (1,037)
• Willie Wagtail (1,026)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Kempsey:

• East Kempsey (0.9 km)
• West Kempsey (1.7 km)
• Hampden Hall (2.1 km)
• South Kempsey (2.6 km)
• Pola Creek (3.9 km)
• Euroka (4 km)
• Verges Creek (4.1 km)
• Greenhill (4.5 km)

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