Suburb profile

Kempsey NSW 2440

Kempsey is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, postcode 2440. It has 946 properties across 29 streets. Explore every street in Kempsey, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Kempsey

Kempsey, NSW 2440, sits in the Mid North Coast region and neighbours Frederickton, Austral Eden, Hampden Hall and Pola Creek. Its 29 streets hold 946 properties, 588 of them houses and 358 units.

At the 2021 Census Kempsey had 15,654 residents, a median age of 42 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,081 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month and the median rent $285 a week. Of 5,347 dwellings, 4,842 were separate houses, 106 semi-detached, 314 flats and 66 other; 1,983 were owned outright, 1,566 owned with a mortgage and 1,577 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Kempsey

  • 15,654Peoplelive in the area
  • 42Median ageyears
  • $1,081Median household incomea week
  • $285Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses4,842
  • Townhouses and semis106
  • Flats and apartments314
  • Other66

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,300a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,983Owned with a mortgage 1,566Rented 1,577Other 221

For sale and rent in Kempsey

Ed WisemantelEd Wisemantel

$1,540,000

Smiths Creek Station (Block 1), Kempsey NSW 2440

4 bedrooms 148.1 ha land Rural

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Ed WisemantelEd Wisemantel

$2,590,000

8314 Smiths Creek Station, Kempsey NSW 2440

4 bedrooms 281.97 ha land Rural

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Properties in Kempsey

Schools in Kempsey

  • Kempsey Adventist School

    IndependentPrimary and secondary

  • Kempsey East Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

  • Kempsey South Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Local agents in Kempsey

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.