East Kempsey, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,336
- Median age
- 41
- Household income
- $1,116/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 63%
- Renting
- 34%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Kempsey Station · 1.6 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Kempsey District Hospital · 3.1 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$523k
Median unit (5 yr)
$360k
Sales (5 yr)
163
Sales (12 mths)
32
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
180 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 22.4% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Kempsey EPS
Secondary
Melville HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Kempsey
District population (2025)
16,272
+8% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
40
houses 32 · other 8
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in East Kempsey:
- Lord Street (134)
- Bissett Street (94)
- Rudder Street (93)
- Betts Street (70)
- Sullivan Street (56)
- Innes Street (56)
- Washington Street (49)
- Macleay Street (47)
- William Street (35)
- Milton Dufty Place (26)
- James Grimwade Place (26)
- Ferry Street (23)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.