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Kempsey vs Port Macquarie

Urban Area comparison ≈ 42 km apart · Kempsey profile · Port Macquarie profile

Kempsey Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie and Kempsey are nearby New South Wales towns with very different profiles. Port Macquarie is a larger, more mobile hub where 45.2% of people moved in the last five years, and it has a much higher share of university degrees (19.5%) and Year 12 completions (48.2%). Kempsey has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 18.3% and a higher proportion of one-parent families (26.8%). Housing also differs, with detached houses being far more common in Kempsey (90.6%) than in Port Macquarie (67.1%).

Everyday life shares some similarities in both places, as they have nearly identical rates of long-term health conditions and people providing unpaid care. However, other gaps are widening over time. Port Macquarie has become noticeably older than Kempsey, with the typical resident now five years older. While typical incomes and rents are well higher in Port Macquarie, the gap in weekly family income has narrowed since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 34,539 larger in Port Macquarie Separate houses: 23.5 pts higher in Kempsey Year 12: 19.5 pts higher in Port Macquarie Recent movers: 12.4 pts higher in Port Macquarie Bachelor+: 11.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +34,539 larger in Port Macquarie gap widening
15,654 18th pct 50,193 62nd pct
Median age in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +5 yrs older in Port Macquarie gap widening
42 yrs 57th pct 47 yrs 86th pct
First Nations in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +13.0 pts higher in Kempsey gap widening
18.3% 96th pct 5.3% 49th pct
Aged 65+ in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +5.4 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
22.6% 66th pct 28.0% 88th pct
Under 15 in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +2.2 pts higher in Kempsey gap widening
18.3% 53rd pct 16.1% 14th pct
De facto in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +1.4 pts higher in Kempsey gap widening
12.7% 56th pct 11.3% 20th pct

Age structure

22.6% Seniors (65+) +5.4 pts ▸ 28.0%
24.3% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 24.9%
22.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.4 pts 20.3%
18.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.2 pts 16.1%
12.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 10.8%

Marital status

35.9% Married +10.2 pts ▸ 46.1%
41.2% Never married ◂ +10.5 pts 30.7%
10.6% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 11.8%
7.6% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.7% Separated ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Kempsey Port Macquarie

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +7.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
6.6% 0th pct 14.3% 59th pct

Country of birth

84.4% Australia ◂ +3.5 pts 80.9%
1.6% England +2.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.7% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% Philippines even 0.6%
0.4% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% China even 0.3%
0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

38.1% English +6.8 pts ▸ 44.9%
39.6% Australian +0.5 pts ▸ 40.2%
9.7% Irish +3.7 pts ▸ 13.4%
7.6% Scottish +3.6 pts ▸ 11.2%
2.9% German +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
1.0% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.6% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.6% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%
0.4% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +2.4 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap steady
2.9% 2nd pct 5.3% 33rd pct
Limited English in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.3 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap steady
0.2% 0th pct 0.5% 29th pct

Language used at home

84.4% English only +5.7 pts ▸ 90.1%
0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%
0.0% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi even 0.2%
0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +2.6 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap steady
35.5% 15th pct 38.1% 28th pct

Religious affiliation

48.5% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 53.1%
35.5% No religion +2.6 pts ▸ 38.1%
14.6% Not stated ◂ +8.3 pts 6.3%
0.4% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +19.5 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
28.7% 0th pct 48.2% 68th pct
Bachelor+ in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +11.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
7.7% 0th pct 19.5% 72nd pct

Highest year of school

28.7% Year 12 +19.5 pts ▸ 48.2%
30.8% Year 10 ◂ +3.0 pts 27.8%
18.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.0 pts 11.1%
6.4% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

Highest qualification level

37.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.9 pts 32.3%
10.4% Bachelor degree +11.3 pts ▸ 21.7%
10.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.6 pts ▸ 16.0%
1.6% Postgraduate degree +4.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
1.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.7 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.9% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

13.2% Management & commerce +6.0 pts ▸ 19.2%
9.3% Health +4.3 pts ▸ 13.6%
11.5% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 12.1%
11.3% Society & culture +0.8 pts ▸ 12.0%
6.6% Education +3.3 pts ▸ 9.9%
5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.3% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%
1.4% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%
0.9% Information technology +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +$145 higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
$542 0th pct $687 35th pct
Household income in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +$225 higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
$1,081 5th pct $1,306 35th pct
Family income in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +$368 higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
$1,340 4th pct $1,708 36th pct
High earners in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +5.1 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
3.3% 0th pct 8.3% 48th pct
High-income homes in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +6.6 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
7.7% 3rd pct 14.3% 45th pct

Household income distribution

36.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 33.0%
23.8% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 26.1%
23.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 20.3%
4.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 7.3%
3.1% $4,000 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 7.0%

Personal income distribution

48.3% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 44.8%
27.1% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 32.4%
7.2% $1,500–$2,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 13.6%
0.9% $3,000 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.1 pts higher in Kempsey
36.8% 83rd pct 36.7% 82nd pct
Mental health in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.9 pts higher in Kempsey
12.6% 88th pct 11.7% 72nd pct
Needs assistance in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +2.6 pts higher in Kempsey gap steady
11.0% 100th pct 8.3% 79th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.1% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
12.6% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 11.7%
10.9% Asthma ◂ +1.2 pts 9.7%
9.3% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 9.6%
7.0% Diabetes ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%
5.9% Heart disease even 5.8%
3.5% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%
2.0% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%
1.5% Dementia even 1.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

47.2% None +8.9 pts ▸ 56.1%
21.8% One condition +1.3 pts ▸ 23.2%
8.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 8.5%
6.2% Three or more ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +3.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
12.1% 7th pct 15.9% 61st pct
Unpaid carers in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.8 pts higher in Kempsey gap narrowing
14.2% 85th pct 13.4% 63rd pct
Unpaid child care in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +1.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
22.1% 12th pct 23.9% 25th pct
Defence service in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.5 pts higher in Port Macquarie
3.3% 56th pct 3.9% 74th pct
Housework 15h+ in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.7 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap steady
20.8% 37th pct 21.5% 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.2 larger in Kempsey gap widening
2.5 71st pct 2.3 14th pct
One-parent in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +10.6 pts higher in Kempsey gap widening
26.8% 100th pct 16.2% 45th pct
Living alone in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +2.1 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap steady
28.9% 55th pct 31.0% 74th pct

Family composition

43.4% Couples with children +4.3 pts ▸ 47.7%
28.0% Couples without children +7.2 pts ▸ 35.2%
26.8% One-parent families ◂ +10.6 pts 16.2%
1.8% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

Household size

35.0% 2 people +3.3 pts ▸ 38.4%
28.9% 1 person +2.1 pts ▸ 31.0%
14.4% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 12.7%
11.0% 4 people +0.2 pts ▸ 11.2%
6.1% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 4.7%
4.4% 6 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +$100 higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
$285 37th pct $385 86th pct
Mortgage in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +$500 higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
$1,300 29th pct $1,800 76th pct
People / bedroom in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.10 higher in Kempsey gap widening
0.80 57th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +1.6 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
29.5% 42nd pct 31.1% 53rd pct
Owned outright in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +1.4 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
37.1% 71st pct 38.5% 76th pct
Separate houses in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +23.5 pts higher in Kempsey gap widening
90.6% 89th pct 67.1% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +3.6 pts higher in Kempsey gap narrowing
75.2% 30th pct 71.6% 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.1% Owned outright +1.4 pts ▸ 38.5%
29.5% Rented +1.6 pts ▸ 31.1%
29.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.9 pts 25.4%
1.5% Other tenure +1.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
2.7% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

90.6% Separate house ◂ +23.5 pts 67.1%
2.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.6 pts ▸ 17.6%
5.9% Flat or apartment +8.8 pts ▸ 14.7%
1.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

46.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 40.1%
22.6% 4 bedrooms +2.9 pts ▸ 25.5%
17.6% 2 bedrooms +4.6 pts ▸ 22.2%
5.7% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%
3.7% 1 bedroom +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

53.2% $200–$349 ◂ +27.1 pts 26.1%
25.1% $350–$549 +27.8 pts ▸ 52.9%
16.6% Under $200 ◂ +7.9 pts 8.7%
0.7% $550–$749 +7.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% $750 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +14.7 pts 30.2%
17.4% $1,800–$2,999 +19.7 pts ▸ 37.2%
26.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.7 pts 17.1%
3.8% $3,000 or more +7.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.5 pts higher in Kempsey gap narrowing
7.4% 79th pct 6.9% 66th pct
Work from home in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +6.7 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
5.8% 30th pct 12.5% 75th pct
PT commute in Kempseyin Port Macquarie even gap steady
0.4% 30th pct 0.4% 36th pct

How people get to work

69.1% Car (driver) ◂ +4.4 pts 64.7%
5.8% Worked at home +6.7 pts ▸ 12.5%
6.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 5.2%
2.5% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Bus even 0.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.6% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 42.9%
33.9% 2 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 35.5%
13.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 10.2%
8.1% 4 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 4.6%
7.4% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 6.9%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +12.4 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap widening
32.7% 8th pct 45.2% 83rd pct
Recent arrivals in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +3.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
5.7% 6th pct 9.4% 27th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +3.8 pts higher in Kempsey gap steady
8.6% 100th pct 4.8% 49th pct
Participation in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +9.7 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
43.4% 1st pct 53.1% 25th pct
Full-time in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +1.6 pts higher in Port Macquarie gap narrowing
52.5% 13th pct 54.1% 21st pct

Industries people work in

21.5% Health care & social assistance +1.0 pts ▸ 22.5%
12.9% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 11.0%
8.8% Education & training +1.6 pts ▸ 10.4%
8.2% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 9.8%
7.7% Construction +1.2 pts ▸ 9.0%
7.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 5.6%
6.5% Manufacturing ◂ +3.4 pts 3.1%
2.3% Professional & technical +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%
4.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%
3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%
3.6% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
1.2% Electricity, gas & water +2.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

14.3% Professionals +9.2 pts ▸ 23.5%
19.5% Community & personal service ◂ +3.9 pts 15.6%
13.8% Labourers ◂ +4.9 pts 8.9%
12.5% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 13.0%
10.5% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 12.4%
9.6% Managers +1.6 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 10.0%
7.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.6 pts 3.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +1.4 higher in Port Macquarie
4.1 27th pct 5.5 71st pct
Types ≤15 min in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +1.4 more in Port Macquarie
3.9 23rd pct 5.3 71st pct
15-min city in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +12.4 pts higher in Port Macquarie
45.4% 29th pct 57.8% 59th pct
Walk to shops in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +2.4 pts higher in Kempsey
48.6% 33rd pct 46.2% 28th pct
Walk to transit in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +19.2 pts higher in Port Macquarie
69.7% 28th pct 88.9% 75th pct
Walk to school in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +6.3 pts higher in Port Macquarie
56.6% 32nd pct 62.9% 47th pct
Walk to a park in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +20.8 pts higher in Port Macquarie
70.6% 12th pct 91.5% 60th pct
Walk to health in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +14.2 pts higher in Port Macquarie
34.8% 30th pct 49.0% 72nd pct
Amenities/1k in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +16.7 more in Kempsey
30.2 91st pct 13.5 37th pct
Intersections/km² in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +48 higher in Port Macquarie
10 24th pct 58 90th pct
Mean slope in Kempseyin Port Macquarie +0.5 pts higher in Port Macquarie
6.5% 72nd pct 7.0% 85th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kempsey vs Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1017/kempsey/vs/1028/port-macquarie