Kempsey vs Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill

Kempsey and Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill are neighbours with very different layouts. Kempsey is very walkable, with 88.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 85.4% near a school. In contrast, Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill is car-dependent, where only 15.5% of homes are within a short walk of groceries and 41.3% are near a school. Kempsey also has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 1,419 people compared to 675 in Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill.

Both areas have a similar landscape, with a mean terrain slope that sits close to the national figure. While they share some traits, there are clear differences in their First Nations communities. In Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill, First Nations people are more likely to speak a First Nations language (8.7% compared to 3.3% in Kempsey) and have a slightly higher typical household income. However, the unemployment rate for First Nations people is well higher in Old Burnt - New Burnt Bridge - Greenhill at 26.8%, compared to 20.8% in Kempsey.