Collombatti vs West Kempsey

West Kempsey is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Collombatti. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Collombatti: a median of $895,000, against $470,000 in West Kempsey, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, West Kempsey tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Collombatti carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 96/100)
  • West Kempsey has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Collombatti leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)
  • West Kempsey has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Kempsey

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (41% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $338/wk)
  • But Collombatti leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 31%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

West Kempsey

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (423.9 km vs 441.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (286 min vs 294 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

West Kempsey

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 6/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Collombatti carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 96/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Collombatti and West Kempsey drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Collombatti West Kempsey
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Collombatti West Kempsey
Walkability 6 / 55
Collombatti — Walkability: 6/100 West Kempsey — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 27 / 4
Collombatti — Safety: 27/100 West Kempsey — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 19 / 63
Collombatti — Low fire risk: 19/100 West Kempsey — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

West Kempsey has more residents (5,073 vs 681); Collombatti has higher household incomes ($67,288 vs $48,100).

Collombatti West Kempsey
Population 681 5,073
+645% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +3.1%
Median age 49 40
Median household income $67,288/yr
+29% vs other
 $48,100/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+14% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collombatti West Kempsey
0-4 5.3% / 6.5%
Collombatti — 0-4: 5.3% West Kempsey — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.0% / 14.2%
Collombatti — 5-14: 11.0% West Kempsey — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.3% / 7.3%
Collombatti — 15-19: 5.3% West Kempsey — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 4.6% / 5.7%
Collombatti — 20-24: 4.6% West Kempsey — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 7.6% / 10.5%
Collombatti — 25-34: 7.6% West Kempsey — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 9.4% / 9.9%
Collombatti — 35-44: 9.4% West Kempsey — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 12.8% / 10.5%
Collombatti — 45-54: 12.8% West Kempsey — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 18.6% / 11.6%
Collombatti — 55-64: 18.6% West Kempsey — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 15.6% / 11.6%
Collombatti — 65-74: 15.6% West Kempsey — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 6.0% / 8.3%
Collombatti — 75-84: 6.0% West Kempsey — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 1.3% / 3.9%
Collombatti — 85+: 1.3% West Kempsey — 85+: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 28.0% lone person
Collombatti — Lone Person: 28.0% Collombatti — Couple Families: 37.3% Collombatti — One Parent Families: 22.7% Collombatti — Group Household: 7.3% Collombatti — Other Families: 4.7%
West Kempsey 42.5% lone person
West Kempsey — Lone Person: 42.5% West Kempsey — Couple Families: 21.7% West Kempsey — One Parent Families: 29.7% West Kempsey — Group Household: 3.4% West Kempsey — Other Families: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 7.4% renting
Collombatti — Owned Outright: 55.3% Collombatti — Mortgage: 37.2% Collombatti — Renting: 7.4%
West Kempsey 40.7% renting
West Kempsey — Owned Outright: 34.0% West Kempsey — Mortgage: 25.3% West Kempsey — Renting: 40.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Collombatti West Kempsey
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 15.8%
Collombatti — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% West Kempsey — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 4.0%
Collombatti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% West Kempsey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 4.0%
Collombatti — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% West Kempsey — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 0.7%
Collombatti — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% West Kempsey — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.8%
Collombatti — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% West Kempsey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Collombatti West Kempsey
England 2.2% / 1.6%
Collombatti — England: 2.2% West Kempsey — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.6%
Collombatti — New Zealand: 0.7% West Kempsey — New Zealand: 0.6%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Collombatti — Netherlands: 1.2% West Kempsey — Netherlands: not among its largest
France 0.9% / —
Collombatti — France: 0.9% West Kempsey — France: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / 0.3%
Collombatti — Germany: 0.6% West Kempsey — Germany: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.8%
Collombatti — Philippines: not among its largest West Kempsey — Philippines: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Collombatti — India: not among its largest West Kempsey — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 98.7% houses
Collombatti — Houses: 98.7% Collombatti — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Collombatti — Townhouses: 0.0%
West Kempsey 88.5% houses
West Kempsey — Houses: 88.5% West Kempsey — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% West Kempsey — Townhouses: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Collombatti West Kempsey
Median house price $895,000 $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $357,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 86 days
from 4 sales
 38 days
from 44 sales

Zoning mix

Collombatti has more rural and farming land (94% vs 43%).

Collombatti West Kempsey
Rural and farming 94% 43%
Residential 0% 31%
Environmental 5% 13%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Commercial 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Collombatti West Kempsey
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Collombatti West Kempsey
Houses — 5.2%
$500/wk on $499K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collombatti West Kempsey
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 50% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of NSW

Liveability

West Kempsey is more walkable (55 vs 6); West Kempsey scores higher overall (26 vs 13).

Collombatti West Kempsey
Grade D
same for both
Score 13/100 26/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Collombatti carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 37); West Kempsey carries more crime risk (96 vs 73).

Collombatti West Kempsey
Bushfire High
81/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
96/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Collombatti West Kempsey
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Collombatti

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in West Kempsey

  • St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Kempsey West Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Paul's College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Kempsey High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Collombatti West Kempsey
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Waterways 12 1

Mobility

Collombatti sits further from the CBD (441.8 km vs 423.9 km).

Collombatti West Kempsey
Walkability score 6/100 55/100
Distance to Sydney 441.8 km
+4% vs other
 423.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 286 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Collombatti West Kempsey
Car (driver) 81.9% / 81.2%
Collombatti — Car (driver): 81.9% West Kempsey — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 3.4%
Collombatti — Worked from Home: 11.0% West Kempsey — Worked from Home: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 10.0%
Collombatti — Car (passenger): 3.5% West Kempsey — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Walked Only 3.5% / 4.2%
Collombatti — Walked Only: 3.5% West Kempsey — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus — / 0.9%
Collombatti — Bus: not among its largest West Kempsey — Bus: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.9%).

Setting

Collombatti West Kempsey
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 18.0 km

NBN connectivity

Collombatti West Kempsey
Connectivity score 20/100 63/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 33%
2,508 premises

Council rates

Collombatti West Kempsey
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Collombatti West Kempsey
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collombatti West Kempsey
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collombatti

Rural

West Kempsey

Affordable Large Blocks Parks

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