Verges Creek NSW 2440

Living Here

Verges Creek is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 298 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,525 a week, with median rent near $255 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range 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: Verges Creek itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Kempsey East Public School
  • Kempsey Adventist School
  • Saint Joseph's Primary School
• 1 Catholic church

  • All Saint's Catholic Church
• 1 dentist

  • Kempsey Eye Clinic
• 1 optometrist

  • OPSM
• 1 hospital

  • Kempsey District Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Kempsey Veterinary Hospital
• 1 library

  • Kempsey Library
• 1 post office

  • Kempsey Post Office
• 4 service stations

  • Oasis Service Station
  • Coles Express
  • EG Australia
  • Liberty
• 2 golf clubs

  • Kempsey Golf Course
  • Frederickton Golf Course
• 1 hardware store

  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 6 mechanics

  • Anderson Automotive Kempsey
  • Goodyear
  • Kempsey Automotive
  • Venture Smash Repairs
  • Macleay Valley Automotive
  • Hankook Masters
• 9 places to stay

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

Getting around. Train station: Kempsey, 4.8 km west · Bus interchange: Kempsey Coach Terminal, 3.9 km west · Airport: Kempsey Airport, 11.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 64.9% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 53.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

34,914 bird observations recorded near Verges Creek — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (2,163)
• Magpie-lark (2,015)
• Torresian Crow (1,642)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,580)
• Rock Dove (1,482)
• House Sparrow (1,467)
• Masked Lapwing (1,397)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1,364)
• Willie Wagtail (1,360)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,302)
• Laughing Kookaburra (1,279)
• Common Myna (1,274)
• Welcome Swallow (1,256)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Verges Creek:

• Hampden Hall (2.5 km)
• East Kempsey (3.3 km)
• Pola Creek (3.4 km)
• Kempsey (4.1 km)
• Old Station (4.6 km)
• South Kempsey (4.7 km)
• Frederickton (5.5 km)
• West Kempsey (5.6 km)

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