Kempsey · Urban Centre

Labour-force participation

39.6%2021

Kempsey's participation is 39.6% — well below average, much lower than the typical urban centre (52.9%).

It ranks 273rd from the bottom of 1,830 urban centres nationally — lower than 85% of them.

Kempsey has a higher participation than nearby Stuarts Point (L), but a lower one than South West Rocks, Frederickton and Hat Head (L).

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📍 Kempsey, Urban Centre

Trend across censuses

36.0%38.0%40.0%42.0%44.0%202139.6%

Not directly comparable across years.

Where Kempsey sits

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kempsey — lower than 85% of areas.

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Labour-force participation in nearby areas

  1. Thrumster70.3%
  2. North Shore (L)57.6%
  3. Telegraph Point (L)53.0%
  4. Crescent Head (L)52.6%
  5. Smithtown - Gladstone (L)51.6%
  6. Riverside (L)48.1%
  7. Hat Head (L)42.9%
  8. Frederickton42.7%
  9. South West Rocks40.2%
  10. Stuarts Point (L)33.9%

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