East Kempsey bushfire risk
Of East Kempsey’s 747 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 11.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, East Kempsey’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in East Kempsey
Flood and bushfire areas across East Kempsey. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near East Kempsey
East Kempsey sits in the Kempsey council area, which recorded 4,835 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,835 total. Figures are for the whole Kempsey council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in East Kempsey
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so East Kempsey shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in East Kempsey
East Kempsey is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in East Kempsey
East Kempsey can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in East Kempsey
At the 2021 Census, 5.8% of East Kempsey’s 1,336 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near East Kempsey
Kempsey council approved 104 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kempsey council area (not just East Kempsey). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2 Union Lane, East Kempsey NSW 2440
- 39 Bissett Street, East Kempsey NSW 2440
- 1 George Gilfillan Avenue, East Kempsey NSW 2440
- 14 William Street, East Kempsey NSW 2440
- 6 Ernest Larkin Street, East Kempsey NSW 2440
- 7 Gill Street, East Kempsey NSW 2440
- 9 Hill Street, East Kempsey NSW 2440
- 2 Stanley Dyson Place, East Kempsey NSW 2440
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.