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Kempsey vs Port Macquarie Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 47 km apart · Kempsey profile · Port Macquarie Surrounds profile
Kempsey Port Macquarie Surrounds
Kempsey and Port Macquarie Surrounds are nearby New South Wales areas with very different profiles. Kempsey is a more walkable, urban hub where 18.3% of people are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, compared to 4.7% in Port Macquarie Surrounds. Life in Kempsey involves more one-parent families (26.8% vs 11.1%) and a higher share of renters (29.5% vs 13.4%). In contrast, Port Macquarie Surrounds has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 50 compared to 42 in Kempsey, and a higher proportion of people who own their homes outright (48.8% vs 37.1%).
Since 2011, several gaps between the two have widened. Residents in Port Macquarie Surrounds have become older and more likely to work from home, and a larger share of them have completed Year 12. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain alike in some ways. They share the same typical household size and very similar weekly rents, around $285 to $300. Both areas also have very low rates of people who speak a language other than English at home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,294
- First area, 2016: 14,754
- First area, 2021: 15,654
- Second area, 2011: 5,036
- Second area, 2016: 5,297
- Second area, 2021: 5,301
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 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 Port Macquarie Surrounds: 0.7% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Kempsey: 1.3% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 1.4% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Kempsey: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Kempsey: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 4.5% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 5.2% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Kempsey: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 4.5% males, 5.3% females
- 55–59 in Kempsey: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 4.3% males, 4.4% females
- 50–54 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 3.6% males, 4.1% females
- 45–49 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Kempsey: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Kempsey: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in Kempsey: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Kempsey: 3.3% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Kempsey: 3.2% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Kempsey: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Kempsey: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 3.8% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Kempsey: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Kempsey: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Port Macquarie Surrounds: 2.3% males, 1.8% 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: $429
- Second area, 2016: $534
- Second area, 2021: $632
- First area, 2011: $749
- First area, 2016: $889
- First area, 2021: $1,081
- Second area, 2011: $905
- Second area, 2016: $1,177
- Second area, 2021: $1,334
- First area, 2011: $904
- First area, 2016: $1,097
- First area, 2021: $1,340
- Second area, 2011: $1,033
- Second area, 2016: $1,372
- Second area, 2021: $1,534
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: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $180
- First area, 2016: $230
- First area, 2021: $285
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,235
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,668
- 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 Port Macquarie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/108021155/kempsey/vs/108041165/port-macquarie-surrounds