Median price trend for houses
Based on 12 sales in the preceding 12 months
$550,000
Up 7.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $570k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Kempton
TAS 7030 · Southern Midlands
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $550,000
- Population
- 420
- Postcode
- 7030
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Kempton, Tasmania
Property market insights for Kempton
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kempton TAS
Median rent trend for houses
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kempton, TAS is currently $550,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kempton has a 12-month growth rate of 7.6% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $570,000 in Kempton.
Crime and safety
Is Kempton safe?
The overall rate for Kempton is 12,347 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Rest of Tas..
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Kempton.
Overall crime rate
12,347
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withRest of Tas.
KemptonRest of Tas.: 11,845
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Kempton?
Kempton TAS 7030 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
420 people call Kempton home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,241 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 420
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Tas. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.3%Above
15–3422.9%In line
35–5420.7%Below
55–7433.6%Above
75 and over6.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments1.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.7%Below
Paying a mortgage45.0%Above
Renting15.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.8%In line
One car26.5%Below
Two cars38.1%Above
Three or more34.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.3%Above
Drove to work67.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled6.2%Above
What stands out in Kempton
9.3% of workers in Kempton worked from home on Census day.
4.3% of Kempton residents were born in England.
42.6% of people in Kempton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kempton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kempton TAS 7030.
Is Kempton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.3% of Kempton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
126 family households lived in Kempton; 41.3% were couple families and 14.3% were one-parent families.
30.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kempton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kempton had 420 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.8% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kempton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.1% of occupied private dwellings in Kempton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kempton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
45.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.2% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Kempton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kempton had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 22.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 36.4%, while 22.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kempton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
67.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kempton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Tas..
One-car households formed 26.5% of the total.
72.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kempton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.8% reported a different address.
4.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Kempton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
95.2% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kempton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.8% of Kempton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kempton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.9% of ancestry responses in Kempton.
Australian ancestry made up 50.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kempton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
7.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Managers accounted for 6.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.8% of workers, and education and training employed 5.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kempton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.6%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
35.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kempton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.8% reported asthma, 15.7% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kempton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
6.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Tas. rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 51.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kempton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,241 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kempton compare with Rest of Tas.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.3% in Kempton, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 39.7% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 15.2% in Kempton, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Kempton
Is Kempton expensive?
The median house price is $550,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kempton good for families?
The Census counted 126 local families, and 18.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Kempton?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $570,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Kempton
19 streets in Kempton
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Beards Road
- Burnett Street
- Cinema Court
- Coachman Court
- Elizabeth Ct
- Elizabeth St
- Erskine St
- Grange Rd
- Lonsdale Ln
- Louisa St
- Main St
- Memorial Ave
- Midland Hwy
- Old Hunting Ground Rd
- Quoin Rd
- Sophia St
- Station St
- Sugarloaf Rd
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