West Kempsey, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 5,073
- Median age
- 40
- Household income
- $925/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 58%
- Renting
- 40%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Kempsey Station · 1.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Kempsey District Hospital · 0.7 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)
$440k
Median unit (5 yr)
$295k
Sales (5 yr)
542
Sales (12 mths)
92
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
1,602 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 15.3% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Kempsey WPS
Secondary
Kempsey 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 West Kempsey:
- River Street (265)
- Tozer Street (193)
- Broughton Street (184)
- North Street (146)
- Sea Street (120)
- Tabrett Street (113)
- Kemp Street (101)
- Bunya Pine Court (91)
- Cameron Street (91)
- Polwood Street (75)
- Cochrane Street (73)
- Leith Street (73)
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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.