Kempton, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Kempton is a small historic village in the Southern Midlands of Tasmania, about 48 kilometres north of Hobart on the old road to Launceston, with the Jordan River running past its north-western edge. The district was originally the home of the Big River people. Europeans settled from 1820, and the place was first known as Green Water Holes and then Green Ponds, names drawn from the waterholes on the plains. In 1838 it was renamed Kempton after Anthony Fenn Kemp, an early colonial administrator and businessman who held the nearby Mount Vernon estate. Convict stations and a military post once stood here, and the village grew as a coaching stop on the busy Midland Highway. Sheep grazing has long been the mainstay of the surrounding country.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Kempton is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 886, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Kempton at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 420
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,241
- SEIFA score
- 886
- Coordinates
- -42.5307, 147.2210
Kempton demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Kempton using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 26%, 15% of homes are rented, and 5% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 77 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 41 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 101 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 110 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 98 | 23% |
Share of the 427 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 60 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 68 | 43% |
| Rented | 23 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 154 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 157 occupied private dwellings in Kempton.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,555
- Median weekly personal income
- $695
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 20 (5%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 29 (7%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 100 (30%)
- Labour-force participation
- 58.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 122
- Employed part-time
- 60
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Kempton
Where is Kempton?
Kempton is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Kempton?
At the 2021 Census, Kempton had a population of about 420.
Is Kempton an advantaged area?
Kempton has an ABS SEIFA score of 886, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.
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