Kempsey, New South Wales

Kempsey
New South Wales
Kempsey Town Centre
Kempsey
Coordinates31°5′S 152°50′E / 31.083°S 152.833°E / -31.083; 152.833
Population11,073 (UCL 2021)
Established1836
Postcode(s)2440
Elevation2.3 m (8 ft)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Kempsey Shire
RegionMid North Coast
State electorate(s)Oxley
Federal division(s)Cowper
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
25.1 °C
77 °F
11.7 °C
53 °F
1,220.5 mm
48.1 in

Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia and is the council seat for Kempsey Shire. It is located roughly 16.5 kilometres inland from the coast of the Pacific Ocean, on the Macleay Valley Way near where the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line cross the Macleay River. It is roughly 430 kilometres north of Sydney. As of June 2018 Kempsey had a population of 15,309.