Kempsey, New South Wales

Kempsey
Kempsey Town Centre
Kempsey
Coordinates: 31°5′S 152°50′E / 31.083°S 152.833°E / -31.083; 152.833
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionMid North Coast
LGA
Location
Established1836
Government
 • MayorLiz Cambell
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Population
 • Total11,073 (UCL 2021)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2440
Mean max temp25.1 °C (77.2 °F)
Mean min temp11.7 °C (53.1 °F)
Annual rainfall1,220.5 mm (48.05 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.