Suburb in Southern Midlands

Kempton, TAS

Kempton had a population of 420 at the 2021 Census (+8.8% since 2016). Median age 42.6. Median weekly household income $1,154. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Kempton at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Kempton's population grew by 8.8% to 420, in step with Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). Its median age of 42.6 is close to the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 13.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.1%.

14.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 37.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 162 households.

The median household earns $1,154 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $302 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,215 a month.

5.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 46.7% report no religion, lower than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Kempton beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureKemptonTASAustralia
Population420557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.8%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age42.641.838.2
Households162218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments1.9%5.3%14.3%
Renting14.5%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright37.7%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,154$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$302$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,215$1,328$1,866
Born overseas5.1%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%9.2%23.6%
No religion46.7%53.9%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

+8.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3932011
  2. 3862016
  3. 4202021

Age

Median age 42.6, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Kempton Tasmania
Share of people by age, Kempton and Tasmania
0–913.6%
10–1910.2%
20–299.3%
30–3912.1%
40–4910.2%
50–5913.6%
60–6917.1%
70–7911.0%
80+1.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Kempton at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.9%
  2. English44.3%
  3. Irish9.6%
  4. Scottish6.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal5.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.5%
  2. Ireland1.3%

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

Around Kempton

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