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Kensington QLD 4670

506 addresses · 27 streets

Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Kensington · 294 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Kensington is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 722 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $972 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

722Population
47Median age
$972Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bundaberg, 5.2 km north-east · Railway halt: Australian Sugar Cane Railway, 6.4 km north · Bus interchange: Sugerland Bus Stop, 2.4 km north · Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 750 m north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 5.4% 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 QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.4% · Labour-force participation 50.7%

Population by age in Kensington
Population by age, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-432
5-1483
15-1947
20-2445
25-3461
35-4472
45-54105
55-64102
65-74121
75-8443
85+7
Dwelling types in Kensington
Dwelling types, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House197
Townhouse0
Apartment5
Other74
Households by weekly income in Kensington
Households by weekly income, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65072
$650-1,49987
$1,500-2,99967
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in Kensington
Top ancestries, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian312
English283
Irish71
Ancestry NS69
Scottish68
German59
Housing tenure in Kensington
Housing tenure, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned128
Mortgage78
Rented56
Other3
Cars per household in Kensington
Cars per household, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
014
1106
284
342
4+32
Commute to work in Kensington
Commute to work, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car215
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Kensington
Top countries of birth, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England22
New Zealand17
Philippines8
Fiji7
Malaysia6
Zimbabwe5
Languages used at home in Kensington
Languages used at home, Kensington QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino5
Mandarin4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,738 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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.