Average rent in Kempsey, NSW — 2026

Kempsey sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $285/week — 33% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 66% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 29% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (91%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 15,654, the median age is 42, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 7% of residents were born overseas. Kempsey is 345km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.