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Suburb profile ·Southern Midlands LGA · TAS ·7030

Kempton TAS 7030

Kempton is in Southern Midlands LGA, TAS, postcode 7030, with population 420.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$250/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
6,987
7K via Southern Midlands LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,997
149 added 12mo · 13MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,300
Median rent · wk$250
Investor profile

Who invests in Kempton

Owner-occupied 85%Rented 15%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared2.6%
281 of 671 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,453/yr
Landlords (rental income)671
Reported capital gains407
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

79% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 3% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

79% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

20%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,083/mo — owning runs $217/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$65K
Median rent · wk
$250
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300

Household income

$65K household · yr-5.4% vs TAS suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$81K
Household
$65K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
35
$650-999
25
$1,000-1,499
31
$1,500-1,999
9
$2,000-2,999
28
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
13

At the median asking rent, about 35% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $833/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (162 households)1.9% social housing
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
42%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure12.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
2%

Getting to work: 76% drive, 0% public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA932
Students47
Government1
  • Kempton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 932

Population outlook

6,895 people · 20227,070 by 2032 (+2.5%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Southern Midlands SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Kempton TAS — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Tasmania within the Southern Midlands local government area, Kempton is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 7030). It is home to about 420 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $65K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. TAS employment has moved -1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 17 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

Kempton is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 932, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentTAS
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Population growth · Southern Midlands LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)6,987
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
20012025
Development · Southern Midlands LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)37
Houses37
YoY change+0%
Employment · Southern Midlands LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.6%
YoY change-1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 7030ATO
Negatively geared2.6%
281 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,453/yr
Landlords (rental income)671
Reported capital gains407
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population420
Median age43
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,241
Personal income · wk$695
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,077 → $1,241
Change+15.2%
vs TAS median-7.4 pp
Median rent+25%
softeningvs TAS 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Aged care · Southern Midlands LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places18
Midlands Multipurpose Health Centre18 places
Childcare · Southern Midlands LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places129
Exceeding NQS1
Bagdad Education and Care36 places
Lady Gowrie - Oatlands Education and Care Service33 places
Bagdad Uniting Outside School Hours Care30 places
Campania Uniting Outside School Hours Care30 places
Brighton Family Day CareFamily Day Care
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region · Official annual SA2 price series matched to suburb pages as fallback coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Kempton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kempton in?

    Kempton is in the Southern Midlands Local Government Area, TAS, postcode 7030. Council-level context for Southern Midlands LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kempton?

    The median weekly rent in Kempton is $250/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Kempton a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kempton show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kempton?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Kempton data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.