South Kempsey
NSW 2440 · Kempsey
2,604 (2021) → 2,679 est. (2025) · Stable
Part of the Kempsey local government area (est. 31,773 residents)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
South Kempsey is a stable suburb in Kempsey, NSW 2440, about 342km from Sydney CBD. Its median house price of $432K is more affordable than the NSW average. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 14km inland. South Kempsey has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1%), New Zealand (0.96%), Philippines (0.81%), Germany (0.42%), China (0.31%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.31%), Punjabi (0.27%), Mandarin (0.15%), Filipino (0.15%), Khmer (0.12%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: NSW Valuer General · Updated Q4 2025
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: BOCSAR · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 855 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Kempsey Adventist SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 957
- Melville High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 864
- Kempsey South Public SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 769
- Macleay Vocational CollegeSecondary · IndependentICSEA 718
Nearby (within 10km)
- Kempsey East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 889
- Kempsey West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 789
- St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 990
- Kempsey High SchoolSecondary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 854
- St Paul's CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 7.1kmICSEA 996
- Green Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 8kmICSEA 668
- Aldavilla Public SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 909
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about South Kempsey
Is South Kempsey safe?
South Kempsey has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 28,840 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in South Kempsey?
In South Kempsey, the median house price is $432K. Median weekly house rent is $500.
How far is South Kempsey from Sydney CBD?
South Kempsey is about 342.3 km from Sydney CBD.
What schools are in South Kempsey?
South Kempsey has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 827 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in South Kempsey?
South Kempsey has a transport score of 0/100.