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Kensington NSW 2033

7,329 addresses · 51 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › Kensington · 5 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Kensington is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 11,927 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,118 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 43% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

11,927Population
32Median age
$2,118Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kensington - Kingsford statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kensington itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Green Square, 1.9 km west · Metro station: Waterloo, 2.5 km north-west · Light rail stop: Kensington, 50 m east · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 1.8 km south · Ferry wharf: Double Bay, 4.5 km north-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 5.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kensington

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Kensington NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.1%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201918.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 61.7%

Population by age in Kensington
Population by age, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4499
5-14943
15-19754
20-241,777
25-342,503
35-441,670
45-541,228
55-641,017
65-74717
75-84530
85+291
Dwelling types in Kensington
Dwelling types, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House915
Townhouse304
Apartment3,110
Other7
Households by weekly income in Kensington
Households by weekly income, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650510
$650-1,499928
$1,500-2,9991,310
$3,000+1,360
Top ancestries in Kensington
Top ancestries, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,474
English2,402
Australian2,190
Chinese2,139
Irish1,122
Greek754
Housing tenure in Kensington
Housing tenure, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,060
Mortgage812
Rented2,388
Other60
Cars per household in Kensington
Cars per household, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0804
12,173
21,020
3205
4+99
Commute to work in Kensington
Commute to work, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,532
Train18
Bus239
Tram/ferry123
Walked267
Bicycle79
Home2,699
Top countries of birth in Kensington
Top countries of birth, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China727
India349
Indonesia345
England337
Malaysia215
New Zealand209
Languages used at home in Kensington
Languages used at home, Kensington NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin946
Greek458
Cantonese408
Spanish310
Indonesian280
Hindi141

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

326,664 bird observations recorded near Kensington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kensington

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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