Kensington Grove QLD 4341
1,070 addresses · 51 streets
Wright Electorate › Lockyer Valley LGA › Kensington Grove · 55 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Kensington Grove is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,050 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,042 a week, with median rent near $368 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lockyer Valley - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kensington Grove itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 supermarket
1 hospital
1 service station
1 hardware store
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Toowoomba City Aerodrome, 55.1 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 23.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 23.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 54.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 67.3%
Population by age in Kensington Grove
| 0-4 | 132 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 335 |
| 15-19 | 154 |
| 20-24 | 85 |
| 25-34 | 255 |
| 35-44 | 306 |
| 45-54 | 283 |
| 55-64 | 241 |
| 65-74 | 178 |
| 75-84 | 66 |
| 85+ | 10 |
Dwelling types in Kensington Grove
| House | 677 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kensington Grove
| <$650 | 67 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 148 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 272 |
| $3,000+ | 134 |
Top ancestries in Kensington Grove
| Australian | 880 |
|---|---|
| English | 866 |
| Scottish | 248 |
| German | 244 |
| Irish | 231 |
| Other | 117 |
Housing tenure in Kensington Grove
| Owned | 174 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 425 |
| Rented | 70 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Kensington Grove
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 121 |
| 2 | 292 |
| 3 | 155 |
| 4+ | 106 |
Commute to work in Kensington Grove
| Car | 744 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 99 |
Top countries of birth in Kensington Grove
| England | 64 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 56 |
| Scotland | 12 |
| South Africa | 11 |
| Philippines | 8 |
| Germany | 7 |
Languages used at home in Kensington Grove
| Filipino | 5 |
|---|---|
| Indonesian | 5 |
| Spanish | 5 |
| Thai | 4 |
| Vietnamese | 4 |
| Afrikaans | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,257 bird observations recorded near Kensington Grove — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (76)
- Crested Pigeon (70)
- Australian Magpie (65)
- Australian Wood Duck (63)
- Noisy Miner (62)
- Torresian Crow (58)
- Pacific Black Duck (52)
- Willie Wagtail (49)
- Pied Butcherbird (47)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (47)
- Pale-headed Rosella (44)
- Straw-necked Ibis (42)
- Galah (41)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kensington Grove
- Rainbow Lorikeet (40)
- Cockatiel (39)
- Laughing Kookaburra (39)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (39)
- Masked Lapwing (33)
- Australasian Grebe (32)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (31)
- Nankeen Kestrel (31)
- Welcome Swallow (31)
- Australian White Ibis (30)
- Double-barred Finch (30)
- Grey Teal (30)
- Grey Butcherbird (29)
- White-faced Heron (28)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (27)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (26)
- Whistling Kite (26)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kensington Grove:
- Hatton Vale (2.2 km)
- Brightview (2.7 km)
- Regency Downs (3.3 km)
- Prenzlau (4.4 km)
- Lockrose (4.4 km)
- Glenore Grove (6.5 km)
- Plainland (6.6 km)
- Lynford (6.9 km)
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Streets
- Advance Court (30)
- Aniseed Grove (4)
- Appleby Close (7)
- Arlington Way (46)
- Australia Ii Drive (95)
- Baker Finch Place (15)
- Bellfield Place (14)
- Berkley Close (4)
- Bertrand Avenue (19)
- Bond Court (25)
- Camberwell Crescent (13)
- Cambridge Place (6)
- Camden Court (20)
- Cardomom Court (10)
- Cardomon Court (10)
- Challenge Avenue (46)
- Cricket Road (2)
- Drysdale Place (15)
- Eileen Court (29)
- Elanora Crescent (27)
- Evans Road S (4)
- Evans South Road (2)
- Fairway Drive (64)
- Fowler Court (8)
- Hannant Road (25)
- Harrington Court (7)
- Harwood Street (20)
- Highland Grove (20)
- Jarrah Close (6)
- Jindera Street (9)
- Killara Place (21)
- Lexcen Court (22)
- Lowien Close (8)
- Merriman Street (20)
- Newton Court (5)
- Parkdale Place (17)
- Richwood Court (15)
- Riley Court (4)
- Scott Place (16)
- Senior Court (11)
- Shearer Court (6)
- Silverton Place (10)
- Stephenson Crescent (46)
- Stirling Drive (44)
- Sundew Crescent (63)
- Thallon Road (75)
- Thompson Court (10)
- Vince Road (9)
- Wakefield Crescent (35)
- Woodend Court (17)
- Yellowood Court (14)
