Kinchela bushfire risk
Of Kinchela’s 184 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 80.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kinchela’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Kinchela address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Kinchela
Flood and bushfire areas across Kinchela. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kinchela
Kinchela 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 Kinchela
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 Kinchela 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 Kinchela
Kinchela is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural Landscape
School catchments in Kinchela
Kinchela can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kinchela
At the 2021 Census, 5.2% of Kinchela’s 286 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 Kinchela
Kempsey council approved 106 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Kempsey council area (not just Kinchela). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 101 Darkwater Street, Kinchela NSW 2440
- 110 Mackays Access, Kinchela NSW 2440
- 110 Mckays Access, Kinchela NSW 2440
- 2074 South West Rocks Road, Kinchela NSW 2440
- 230 Back Creek Road, Kinchela NSW 2440
- 557 Gowings Hill Road, Kinchela NSW 2440
- 663 Kinchela Creek Right Bank Road, Kinchela NSW 2440
- 742 Hat Head Road, Kinchela NSW 2440
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Kempsey
Compare Kinchela with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.