Flood Risk in South Kempsey, NSW: 2026 Assessment

South Kempsey, located in New South Wales, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across New South Wales.

Historical flood data indicates frequent inundation of low-lying areas in South Kempsey.

South Kempsey is at a high risk of flooding due to its proximity to the Macleay River and low-lying areas. Historical flood events have impacted the suburb, and climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of flooding.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

South Kempsey sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 5.2% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 89.4% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in South Kempsey.

South Kempsey (postcode 2440) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (12.7% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (9.9% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (5.2% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across South Kempsey — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.