Kempton Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°31′S 147°12′E / 42.517°S 147.200°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 386 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7030 | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Southern Midlands | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Kempton is a village in the local government area (LGA) of the Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of the town of Oatlands. The 2016 census has a population of 386 for the state suburb of Kempton.[1] In a low rainfall region of plains and low hills, it is mostly used for grazing sheep.