West Kempsey bushfire risk
Of West Kempsey’s 2,739 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 7.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, West 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 West Kempsey
Flood and bushfire areas across West Kempsey. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near West Kempsey
West 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 West 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 West 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 West Kempsey
West Kempsey is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
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
School catchments in West Kempsey
West Kempsey can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in West Kempsey
At the 2021 Census, 5.7% of West Kempsey’s 5,073 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 West 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 West Kempsey). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 14 Dudley Street, West Kempsey NSW 2440
- 73 Broughton Street, West Kempsey NSW 2440
- 1-9 Nancy Ellis Street, West Kempsey NSW 2440
- 3 Jack Bond Crescent, West Kempsey NSW 2440
- 14 Belmore Street, West Kempsey NSW 2440
- 4 Roscoe Turner Street, West Kempsey NSW 2440
- 16 James Carney Crescent, West Kempsey NSW 2440
- 35 Bunya Pine Court, West 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.