Kempsey vs Kempsey - Surrounds

Kempsey and Kempsey - Surrounds are nearby areas with very different layouts. Kempsey is very walkable, with 88.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 99.4% near a park. In contrast, Kempsey - Surrounds is mostly car-dependent, where only 25.6% of homes are near groceries and 41.3% are near a park. This gap extends to health services, which are within walking distance for 61.3% of Kempsey homes but only 8.2% in Kempsey - Surrounds.

While the two areas have a similar number of First Nations people and a similar share of residents who speak a First Nations language, other gaps remain. First Nations unemployment is well higher in Kempsey at 20.8%, compared to 12.8% in Kempsey - Surrounds. This difference in job prospects is consistent with First Nations household income, which is well higher in Kempsey - Surrounds at $1,337, compared to $1,023 in Kempsey.