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TAS · Southern Midlands Council
Kempton, 7030
Est. population · Jun 2025
368
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.1%
Median age
43
Median income
$1,241/wk
Employment rate
56%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Heritage area
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Kempton sits in Southern Midlands Council as a regional smaller community that feels self-contained and a long way from big-city bustle. Neighbouring centres cover more of the weekly rhythm than the distant capital does. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with family life visible on every street.
A genuine café and dining culture runs through the area, denser than many peers of a similar size. Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. Period homes and heritage streetscapes give the area a character that newer suburbs rarely match.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because community and employment trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Kempton snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
368
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
12.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#26
among Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
51st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
58th
percentile in TAS
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
19th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 33.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4970th in Australia
- State rank
- 213th in TAS
- Peer rank
- #26 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #124 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 74%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
368(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +5.1% over 5 years · 58th percentile in TAS
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +5.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +2
- Change in 5 years
- +18
- Growth rank in TAS
- 58th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~400), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 420
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,241
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 24 of 186
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 56%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 154 / 0 / 3
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 3,231
- Against the person
- 598
- Against property
- 2,498
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 8,779.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 50.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -2.5%
Most common offence types
- Offences Against Property2498
- Offences Against The Person598
- Total Offences3231
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmania Police division crime statistics — Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Annual June Corporate Performance Reports; division-level totals
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 932
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 19th
School list
- Kempton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 932 · 19th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 47 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Kempton Hall northbound
- Station Park, Opp. Council Offices
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
26 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 9/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 2.38
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 7.14
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.38
Food & drink(3)
- Cafe
- Huntingdon TavernPub
- Huntingdon TavernRestaurant
Community(1)
- Kempton Primary SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Park
- Picnic area
- Kempton Oval PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground
- Kempton OvalSports field
Other(15)
- Bbq (2)
- Kempton Roadside Rest AreaCaravan Site
- Kempton WWI MemorialClock
- Kempton Fire StationFire station
9 Old Hunting Ground Road, Kempton
- Little Shop of EchoesGift
- Historic Precinct of KemptonInformation
- Kempton RSLLicensed Club
- Kempton Roadside StopoverParking
- Parking (2)
- St MarysPlace of worship
- Kempton Police StationPolice
- Australia PostPost Box
- Kempton Post OfficePost office
- Public toilets
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 254
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- St Marys
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Oatlands Multi Purpose Health Centre (28.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 9
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 24.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 173 mm · ~22 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 13° / 4°
- Rainfall
- 185 mm · ~23 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 7° / -0°
- Rainfall
- 250 mm · ~31 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 12° / 3°
- Rainfall
- 229 mm · ~29 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
26 heritage places
- Congregational Church Manse29 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Dysart House26 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Fernleigh76 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Former Church of England Rectory79 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Former Congregational Church and Cemetery54 MAIN RD, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Former Kempton Presbyterian Church88 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Former shop121 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Former shop35 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Glebe House107 MAIN ST, KEMPTON, 7030Permanently Registered
- Goodwin's Cottage147 Main ST, Kempton, 7030Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Lyons
- Member of Parliament
- Rebecca WHITE (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 88,977
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +10.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 38.4%Labor 61.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 21.3 km away).
Coalition 32.6%Labor 67.3%
5.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +14.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- KemptonLabor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- BagdadLabor 61.6% · Coalition 38.4% TPP (2025)10.5 km away
- ColebrookLabor 58.8% · Coalition 41.2% TPP (2025)11.6 km away
- BroadmarshLabor 61.4% · Coalition 38.6% TPP (2025)16.1 km away
- PontvilleLabor 66.1% · Coalition 33.9% TPP (2025)17.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.
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