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Kempsey vs Port Macquarie-Hastings
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 52 km apart · Kempsey profile · Port Macquarie-Hastings profile
Kempsey Port Macquarie-Hastings
Port Macquarie-Hastings and Kempsey are two neighbours in New South Wales with a sharp contrast in living standards. Port Macquarie-Hastings has a more qualified workforce, with 44.0% of people completing Year 12 compared to 31.9% in Kempsey. This is consistent with Port Macquarie-Hastings having much higher scores for overall advantage and access to money and resources. In contrast, Kempsey has a much higher First Nations unemployment rate of 18.7%, while the rate in Port Macquarie-Hastings is far lower at 7.5%.
The gap in Year 12 completion has widened since 2011, though the two areas share several common traits. Both have similar proportions of children under 15 and residents living alone. They also track closely on health, with about 11% of people in both areas reporting a mental health condition. This shared experience exists alongside a stark difference in safety, as Kempsey has a much higher recorded offence rate of 15,234 per 100,000 people, compared to 7,456 in Port Macquarie-Hastings.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 28,134
- First area, 2016: 28,885
- First area, 2021: 30,688
- Second area, 2011: 72,696
- Second area, 2016: 78,539
- Second area, 2021: 86,762
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Kempsey: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.6% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Kempsey: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 75–79 in Kempsey: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 70–74 in Kempsey: 3.9% males, 3.6% females; 70–74 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 65–69 in Kempsey: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 65–69 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.6% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Kempsey: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Kempsey: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Kempsey: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Kempsey: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Kempsey: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Kempsey: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in Kempsey: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Kempsey: 2.6% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 15–19 in Kempsey: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Port Macquarie-Hastings: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $386
- First area, 2016: $474
- First area, 2021: $550
- Second area, 2011: $447
- Second area, 2016: $540
- Second area, 2021: $647
- First area, 2011: $748
- First area, 2016: $894
- First area, 2021: $1,085
- Second area, 2011: $837
- Second area, 2016: $1,042
- Second area, 2021: $1,263
- First area, 2011: $902
- First area, 2016: $1,107
- First area, 2021: $1,347
- Second area, 2011: $1,008
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,576
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $190
- First area, 2016: $240
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $375
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,301
- Second area, 2011: $1,650
- Second area, 2016: $1,671
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kempsey vs Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14350/kempsey/vs/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings