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Kennington VIC 3550

3,674 addresses · 118 streets

Bendigo Electorate › Greater Bendigo LGA › Kennington · 130 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Kennington is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,880 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,371 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $575,500.

5,880Population
42Median age
$1,371Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bendigo, 1.7 km west · Tram stop: Stop 3: Bendigo Tramways Depot and Workshop, 2 km north-west · Bus interchange: Bendigo Station/Railway Pl, 1.7 km west · Airport: Bendigo Airport, 4.5 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Kennington.

Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$575,500House · 2024
$400,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kennington

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

Tree cover measures, Kennington VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 56.9%

Population by age in Kennington
Population by age, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4260
5-14609
15-19332
20-24476
25-34766
35-44628
45-54656
55-64681
65-74673
75-84478
85+326
Dwelling types in Kennington
Dwelling types, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,858
Townhouse509
Apartment19
Other6
Households by weekly income in Kennington
Households by weekly income, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650490
$650-1,499729
$1,500-2,999644
$3,000+386
Top ancestries in Kennington
Top ancestries, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,557
Australian2,215
Irish901
Scottish760
Other444
Ancestry NS326
Housing tenure in Kennington
Housing tenure, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned846
Mortgage579
Rented906
Other38
Cars per household in Kennington
Cars per household, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0184
1997
2831
3241
4+109
Commute to work in Kennington
Commute to work, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,810
Train4
Bus24
Tram/ferry0
Walked91
Bicycle27
Home386
Top countries of birth in Kennington
Top countries of birth, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England93
India72
China61
New Zealand38
Philippines35
Sri Lanka33
Languages used at home in Kennington
Languages used at home, Kennington VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin84
Italian35
Arabic34
Punjabi32
Sinhalese23
German21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

25,046 bird observations recorded near Kennington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kennington

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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