Kempsey bushfire risk
Of Kempsey’s 982 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 10.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, 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 Kempsey
Flood and bushfire areas across Kempsey. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kempsey
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 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 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 Kempsey
Kempsey is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Commercial Core
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Conservation
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
School catchments in Kempsey
Kempsey can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kempsey
At the 2021 Census, 8.1% of Kempsey’s 483 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 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 Kempsey). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 6 Frank Archibald Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 1/2 Geoffrey Debenham Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 3/5-7 Eden Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 1 York Lane, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 1/20 Austral Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 2299 Willi Willi Road, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 3/178 Belgrave Street, Kempsey NSW 2440
- 134 Macleay Valley Way, 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.