Kempton bushfire risk
Of Kempton’s 314 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 30.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kempton’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the TAS average of 35.4%.
Check a specific Kempton address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Kempton
Flood and bushfire areas across Kempton. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kempton
Kempton sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 17,094 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Kempton
Kempton is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Agriculture
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
School catchments in Kempton
Kempton can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kempton
At the 2021 Census, 5.2% of Kempton’s 420 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 Kempton
Southern Midlands council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Midlands council area (not just Kempton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Southern Midlands
Compare Kempton 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.