Kempsey Surrounds
New South Wales · Kempsey - Nambucca · Mid North Coast
This profile uses the ABS Kempsey Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Kempsey Surrounds is a locality in the Kempsey - Nambucca area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Kempsey Surrounds SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Kempsey Surrounds SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Frederickton Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kempsey Surrounds.
The government catchment school for parts of Kempsey Surrounds is Frederickton Public School — just outside the suburb boundary (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Kempsey Surrounds
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment167ICSEA987
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment54ICSEA885
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment53ICSEA848
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment34ICSEA838
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment27ICSEA951
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment24ICSEA732
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment19ICSEA1004
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSKempsey Preschool Long Day Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Kempsey
- Exceeding NQSDalaigur Pre-School & Children's ServicesCentre-Based Care · 59 places · Kempsey
- Exceeding NQSHands and Hearts Early Learning Centre KempseyCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Kempsey
- Exceeding NQSLower Macleay PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 35 places · Smithtown
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning West KempseyCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Kempsey
- Meeting NQSLittle Adventures Early LearningCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Kempsey
- Meeting NQSSaint Joseph's After School and Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 60 places · West Kempsey
- Meeting NQSActive OOSH Kempsey WestCentre-Based Care · 56 places · West Kempsey
- Meeting NQSScribbly Gum DalaiCentre-Based Care · 49 places · Kempsey
- Meeting NQSAldavilla OOSH / Vacation CareCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Yarravel
- Meeting NQSThe Cubbyhouse Preschool and Long Day Care Centre (Kempsey)Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Kempsey
- Meeting NQSSouth West Rocks Community Preschool IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 39 places · South West Rocks
+ 10 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 13
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Kempsey Surrounds SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Kempsey Surrounds SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the gain come from?
+64Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
Other SA2s in Kempsey - Nambucca
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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