Suburbs Kemps Creek

New South Wales · Suburb Profile

Kemps Creek NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Kemps Creek, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Kemps Creek NSW is 2,121 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Kemps Creek is $633 per week ($32,916 per year). Median rent in Kemps Creek is $470 per week ($2,037 per month). Kemps Creek has a median age of 44 years, older than the national median of 38. Kemps Creek has a population density of 61.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Kemps Creek is China. The most common religion is Catholic (50% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kemps Creek is $1,875.

There were 61 recorded offences in Kemps Creek in 2025-26, a rate of 29 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (29 offences).

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📍 Kemps Creek, New South Wales — 33.8692°S, 150.7894°E

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Kemps Creek Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Kemps Creek Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$633/wk
$32,916 per year
#6574 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$470/wk
$2,037 per month
#852 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
44years
6 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,875/mo
Avg household size: 3.2 · 0.8 per bedroom

Kemps Creek Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.6% (1,094) Female 48.4% (1,026)

Population Density

61.7
people per km²
2,121 people · 34.4 km²

Households

3.2
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,916
Family income/wk

Kemps Creek Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Kemps Creek Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
70.3% 263 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
29.7% 111 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Kemps Creek Country of Birth

Australia
89.2%
China
3.8%
Croatia
1.5%
England
1.4%
Germany
1.2%
India
0.8%
Cambodia
0.6%
Afghanistan
0.5%
Iran
0.5%
Chile
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Kemps Creek Religion

Catholic
50.3%
No Religion
16.6%
Not stated
8.8%
Islam
8.2%
Anglican
6.5%
Eastern Orthodox
3.7%
Buddhism
3.2%
Christian (other)
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Kemps Creek Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
49.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
32.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
11.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Kemps Creek Languages Spoken at Home

Italian
28.2%
Arabic
23.1%
Other
17.9%
Cantonese
14.1%
Croatian
7.2%
Vietnamese
3.7%
IAL Punjabi
2.9%
Serbian
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Kemps Creek Employment

💼
Employed full-time
27.4% 402 people
⏰
Employed part-time
17.8% 261 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.7% 40 people
🏠
Not in labour force
52.1% 766 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Kemps Creek Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
51.2%
Bachelor Degree
22.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.7%
Postgraduate Degree
4.0%
Certificate I/II
2.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Kemps Creek Occupation

Professionals
20.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.1%
Managers
16.6%
Clerical & Administrative
16.6%
Community & Personal Service
10.6%
Sales Workers
5.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.9%
Labourers
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Kemps Creek Field of Study

Engineering
21.3%
Management & Commerce
20.6%
Society & Culture
12.5%
Architecture & Building
11.4%
Education
11.2%
Health
9.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.3%
Information Technology
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
2.4%
Creative Arts
1.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Kemps Creek Dwelling Types

Separate house
96.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Kemps Creek Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.8%
$1-$149/wk
1.1%
$150-$299/wk
1.1%
$300-$399/wk
3.2%
$400-$499/wk
4.5%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
6.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.3%
$4,000+/wk
15.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Kemps Creek Marital Status

💍
Married
48.2% 859
↔️
Separated
4.6% 82
📋
Divorced
6.3% 113
🕊️
Widowed
7.3% 131
👤
Never married
33.5% 598

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Kemps Creek Ancestry

Italian
21.0%
Australian
19.8%
Other
15.5%
English
13.2%
Maltese
7.0%
Lebanese
6.7%
Chinese
5.1%
Croatian
3.3%
Scottish
2.3%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.3%
Irish
2.1%
Serbian
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Kemps Creek School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
23.2%
Secondary — Government
19.2%
Secondary — Catholic
12.4%
Primary — Catholic
12.4%
Vocational Education
9.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
9.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.1%
Pre-school
7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Kemps Creek Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.8% 346
✅
No need for assistance
91.2% 3,587

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Kemps Creek Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
4.6% 75
—
Not a volunteer
95.4% 1,557

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Kemps Creek Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
14.3%
$300-$449/mo
4.8%
$450-$599/mo
6.0%
$600-$799/mo
7.1%
$800-$999/mo
3.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
10.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
21.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
8.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
10.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Kemps Creek How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
57.3%
Did not go to work
25.7%
Walked only
6.2%
Truck
5.8%
Car (passenger)
4.1%
Other
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Kemps Creek Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.7%
1 vehicle
21.0%
2 vehicles
31.6%
3 vehicles
17.2%
4+ vehicles
27.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Kemps Creek Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.9%
2 bedrooms
7.6%
3 bedrooms
27.7%
4 bedrooms
40.8%
5 bedrooms
15.1%
6+ bedrooms
6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Kemps Creek Population Mobility

7.2%
moved in the last year
21.6%
moved in the last 5 years
4.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
48.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Kemps Creek Indigenous Population

2.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
106
Indigenous residents
3,848
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Kemps Creek Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
130
Arthritis
79
Diabetes
76
Asthma
55
Heart disease
52
Stroke
34
Lung condition
32
Cancer
30
Kidney disease
27
Dementia
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Kemps Creek Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
16.0%
$1-$149/wk
3.4%
$150-$299/wk
8.9%
$300-$399/wk
6.0%
$400-$499/wk
3.6%
$500-$649/wk
4.2%
$650-$799/wk
7.9%
$800-$999/wk
10.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.4%
$3,500+/wk
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Kemps Creek Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
35.5%
Couple — no children under 15
27.9%
Couple — no children
20.0%
One parent — no children under 15
8.5%
One parent — children under 15
8.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Kemps Creek Military Service

🏅
Previously served
1.6% 27
👤
Never served
98.4% 1,612

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Kemps Creek Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.3% 185
—
Did not provide
88.7% 1,447

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Kemps Creek Children Ever Born

No children
28.7%
1 child
6.4%
2 children
26.5%
3 children
22.8%
4 children
12.6%
5+ children
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Kemps Creek When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
60
1961–1970
124
1971–1980
104
1981–1990
95
1991–2000
74
2001–2010
62
2011–2015
35
2016
11
2017
10
2019
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Kemps Creek Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.3%
5–14 hours
22.2%
15–29 hours
10.6%
30+ hours
11.5%
Did not do domestic work
38.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Kemps Creek Household Size

1 person
15.8%
2 persons
30.1%
3 persons
16.7%
4 persons
13.6%
5 persons
11.1%
6+ persons
12.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Kemps Creek Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,812
Moved from NSW
107
Moved — same area (SA2)
27
Moved from VIC
4
Moved from overseas
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Kemps Creek Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
87.1%
Step family — no other children
6.6%
Blended family — no other children
3.5%
Intact family — other children present
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Kemps Creek Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 61 total

Theft
29
Property Damage
12
Other Against Property
8
Other Against Person
6
Assault
4
Drug Offences
1
Weapons
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Kemps Creek Schools

2
schools nearby
1
government
998
avg ICSEA score
385
total students
Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney Independent
Combined · K-12 · 271 students
1048
ICSEA
Kemps Creek Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 114 students
947
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Kemps Creek Rent Prices & Affordability

27%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,753/wk
Median Rent $470/wk
Rent-to-Income 26.8%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Kemps Creek

≈ $7,596/month
Median rent $470/wk
Left after rent $1,283/wk
Rent share 26.8%

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Kemps Creek vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Newcastle East
Pop: 1,061 Income: $1,036/wk Rent: $390/wk
Royalla
Pop: 1,063 Income: $1,285/wk Rent: $530/wk
South Murwillumbah
Pop: 1,064 Income: $589/wk Rent: $390/wk
Church Point
Pop: 1,066 Income: $1,161/wk Rent: $1,073/wk
East Jindabyne
Pop: 1,067 Income: $1,056/wk Rent: $497/wk
Trangie
Pop: 1,073 Income: $711/wk Rent: $180/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Kemps Creek

What is the population of Kemps Creek NSW?

The population of Kemps Creek NSW is 2,121 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 61.7 people per km².Kemps Creek is ranked #2,938 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Kemps Creek?

The median personal income in Kemps Creek NSW is $633 per week, or $32,916 per year.The median household income is $1,753 per week.Family income is $1,916 per week.Kemps Creek is ranked #6,574 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Kemps Creek?

Median rent in Kemps Creek NSW is $470 per week ($2,037 per month).Rent represents 26.8% of household income, which is considered moderate.Kemps Creek ranks #852 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Kemps Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Kemps Creek NSW is $1,875. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Kemps Creek?

The median age in Kemps Creek NSW is 44 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Kemps Creek a good suburb to live in?

Kemps Creek is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 2,121.The median income is $633/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (26.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 12102. All dollar figures in AUD.