Question 1

Is Kempsey a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Kempsey sits on the Macleay River and acts as a service town for surrounding farmland and coastal villages. Its centre has a traditional main street of shops and cafes, and there are riverside reserves with walking paths.

The community is older, with incomes below the NSW median and many renters, and one-parent families are the largest family group. Everyday amenity includes a shopping strip and river-based recreation such as fishing and boating, and the Kempsey Hospital redevelopment delivered a new and expanded emergency department, new operating theatres and expanded renal dialysis services.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Kempsey?

Accepted Answer

In Kempsey a typical household earned about $881 a week at the most recent Census. There haven't been enough recent sales or rentals to publish reliable house or unit prices and rents for the suburb, so it isn't possible to describe how expensive housing is here compared with local incomes.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Kempsey a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Kempsey's median house value fell by 4.8% over the past 12 months. For houses, that movement represents a modest reduction in capital value.

There isn't enough recent information here to report movements for unit values or for rents.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	-4.8%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	4	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

	Suburb	NSW
Median age years	43	39
Median household income weekly	$881	$1,829
Couples with children share of families	27.7%	44.7%
Couples without children share of families	31.7%	37.9%
One-parent families share of families	40.6%	15.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	30.4%	32.6%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	16.0%	33.6%
Homes rented share of homes	53.6%	33.7%

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