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Kemps Creek, NSW

Kemps Creek had a population of 2,121 at the 2021 Census (−6.5% since 2016). Median age 42.9. Median weekly household income $1,729. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kemps Creek at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Sydney - South West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kemps Creek's population shrank by 6.5% to 2,121, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.9, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.5%.

29.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 45.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 595 households.

The median household earns $1,729 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $468 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,565 a month.

31.8% of residents were born overseas, close to the NSW average of 31.0%. 42.4% use a language other than English at home. 16.9% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kemps Creek beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureKemps CreekNSWAustralia
Population2,1218,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.5%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.938.438.2
Households5952,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments2.5%21.8%14.3%
Renting29.5%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright45.7%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,729$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$468$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,565$2,142$1,866
Born overseas31.8%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home42.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion16.9%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−6.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,3092011
  2. 2,2682016
  3. 2,1212021

Age

Median age 42.9, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Kemps Creek New South Wales
Share of people by age, Kemps Creek and New South Wales
0–99.5%
10–1913.4%
20–2912.8%
30–3910.4%
40–4912.0%
50–5914.4%
60–6913.2%
70–798.6%
80+5.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kemps Creek at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Italian24.2%
  2. Australian22.9%
  3. English15.2%
  4. Maltese8.0%
  5. Lebanese7.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian9.4%
  2. Arabic8.2%
  3. Cantonese4.2%
  4. Croatian2.2%
  5. Vietnamese1.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Italy6.3%
  2. China2.8%
  3. Iraq2.8%
  4. Lebanon2.5%
  5. Malta1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Kemps Creek

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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