West Kempsey, 2440

Population

5,073

Median age

40

Median household income / week

$925

Dwelling vacancy

8.2%

Unoccupied private dwellings

165 of 2,015

Median monthly mortgage

$1,170

Employment rate

35.7%

Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)

213 / 44 / 167

Flats / units (January to March 2026)

$380

Houses (January to March 2026)

$490

All types (January to March 2026)

$480

Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)

112

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)

892

Against the person

236

Against property

345

Rate per 1,000 residents

175.8

Person-crime prevalence

About 1 in 21 residents

State safety percentile

95.2th (lower crime is better)

Increase (daily rate)

+5.2%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Most common offence types

• Breach Apprehended Violence Order264
• Breach Bail Conditions556
• Domestic Violence Related Assault317
• Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment411
• Malicious Damage To Property362

Schools & preschools

4

Median school ICSEA (4 schools)

892.5

• Green Hill Public SchoolPrimary
• Kempsey West Public SchoolPrimary
• St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary
• St Paul's CollegeSecondary

140 public transport stops in this suburb

• Kempsey High School, Sea St
• St Paul's College, School Grounds
• St Paul's College, Sea St
• Tozer St After Polwood St
• Wide St At Sea St

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).

117 planning-related records

106 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

• Bestic St at Neville Everson StBus stop
• Clarence Ryan Ave at Cochrane StBus stop
• Cochrane St at Broughton StBus stop
• Cochrane St opp Tabrett StBus stop
• Kempsey High School, Sea StBus stop
• Leith St at Cochrane StBus stop
• Leith St at Tozer StBus stop
• North St after Milton Barnett StBus stop
• North St opp Cochrane StBus stop
• North St opp Tozer StBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

9 parks and public open space in this suburb

• Flanigan ParkPark
• Marrangan Burri ParkPark
• Mitchell ParkPark
• Mountain View Recreation CentrePark
• River Street ParkPark
• Samuel Hoskins ParkPark
• Sea Street ParkPark
• Steele ParkPark
• Wigay Aboriginal Cultural ParkPark

Hospitals & GP clinics

4

Emergency department

On site

• AB SurgeryElbow Streetyes
• Johnston HDKemp Streetdoctor
• Kempsey District Hospitalhospital
• Kempsey Medical Centreclinic

IRSAD decile (2021)

1/10

IRSD decile (2021)

1/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

• Dalaigur Preschool & Children ServicesNancy Ellis Streetkindergarten
• Goodstart Early Learning West KempseyKemp Streetchildcare
• Little Adventureskindergarten

Bushfire planning zone

No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.

Parks & woodland (OSM)

24

Parks (OSM)

15

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Desirability score

51.2/100 — Average

State standing

Top 27% of New South Wales' suburbs

National rank

1791st in Australia

State rank

572nd in NSW

Peer rank

#51 among Country & regional · Established suburbs

Cohort rank

#114 among Country & regional suburbs

Data confidence

89%

• Bayon Hireamenities88 Broughton Streetrental
• Bestic St at Neville Everson Stamenitiesbus_stop
• Clarence Ryan Ave at Cochrane Stamenitiesbus_stop
• Cochrane St at Broughton Stamenitiesbus_stop
• Cochrane St opp Tabrett Stamenitiesbus_stop
• Kemp Street Sporting Complexamenitiessports_centre
• Kempsey Corpsamenitiesplace_of_worship
• Kempsey High School, Sea Stamenitiesbus_stop
• Leith St at Cochrane Stamenitiesbus_stop
• Leith St at Tozer Stamenitiesbus_stop