Is Kempsey safe? Australia travel risk
Is Kempsey safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kempsey scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kempsey scores 22/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kempsey: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (38/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 31.0833° S, 152.8333° E in New South Wales, Kempsey maintains a regional distance of 581.3 km SW to Canberra.
New South Wales
31.0833° S, 152.8333° E
12 m
Australia/Sydney
11,073
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Australia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kempsey happened in March and May (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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