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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%.

0%
In a flood area
30.6%
In a bushfire area
314
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kempton

Flood and bushfire areas across Kempton. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Kempton

Kempton sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,019 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:

Other92% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Rural7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural0.6% of properties

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

Australian50%
English41.9%
Irish9%
Scottish6%
Australian Aboriginal5.5%
Dutch2.1%

Top countries of birth

England4.3%
Ireland1.2%

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 May 2026.

44
Dwellings/yr
44
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Midlands council area (not just Kempton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kempton address:

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.