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Kempsey vs Nambucca Heads Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Kempsey profile · Nambucca Heads Surrounds profile
Kempsey Nambucca Heads Surrounds
Kempsey and Nambucca Heads Surrounds are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Kempsey is more urban and walkable, with a typical resident aged 42 and a First Nations population that is far higher at 18.3%. In contrast, Nambucca Heads Surrounds is more car-dependent and older, with a typical resident aged 50. Home ownership also differs sharply; 51.0% of homes in Nambucca Heads Surrounds are owned outright, compared to 37.1% in Kempsey, where renting is far more common at 29.5%.
Typical weekly household incomes are almost identical, sitting around $1,081 in Kempsey and $1,111 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds. While they share similar income levels and a similar share of people using another language at home, other gaps are widening. The difference in age and the share of people who own their homes outright have both grown since 2011. Nambucca Heads Surrounds has also seen a rise in people working from home compared to Kempsey.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,294
- First area, 2016: 14,754
- First area, 2021: 15,654
- Second area, 2011: 7,337
- Second area, 2016: 7,661
- Second area, 2021: 8,102
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 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: 1.0% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 0.6% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Kempsey: 1.3% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 1.4% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Kempsey: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Kempsey: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 65–69 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 4.7% males, 4.3% females
- 60–64 in Kempsey: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 4.9% males, 4.8% females
- 55–59 in Kempsey: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 4.1% males, 4.8% females
- 50–54 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.0% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Kempsey: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Kempsey: 3.3% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Kempsey: 3.2% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 15–19 in Kempsey: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Kempsey: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Kempsey: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Kempsey: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Nambucca Heads Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.7% 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: $387
- First area, 2016: $472
- First area, 2021: $542
- Second area, 2011: $381
- Second area, 2016: $471
- Second area, 2021: $554
- First area, 2011: $749
- First area, 2016: $889
- First area, 2021: $1,081
- Second area, 2011: $755
- Second area, 2016: $927
- Second area, 2021: $1,111
- First area, 2011: $904
- First area, 2016: $1,097
- First area, 2021: $1,340
- Second area, 2011: $890
- Second area, 2016: $1,139
- Second area, 2021: $1,358
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $230
- First area, 2021: $285
- Second area, 2011: $180
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,235
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,144
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,400
- 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: 0.80
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kempsey vs Nambucca Heads Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108021155/kempsey/vs/108021159/nambucca-heads-surrounds