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Kensington WA 6151

1,980 addresses · 51 streets

Swan Electorate › South Perth LGA › Kensington · 4 km from Perth

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Living Here

Kensington is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,627 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,496 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,627Population
38Median age
$2,496Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Victoria Park, 2.2 km north-east · Metro station: Perth Underground, 4.1 km north-west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 5.6 km south-east · Bus interchange: Causeway Bus Station, 1.7 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Mends Street Jetty, 3 km north-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 8.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
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 WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 69.9%

Population by age in Kensington
Population by age, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4247
5-14674
15-19363
20-24288
25-34565
35-44646
45-54735
55-64502
65-74391
75-84154
85+62
Dwelling types in Kensington
Dwelling types, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,337
Townhouse203
Apartment95
Other0
Households by weekly income in Kensington
Households by weekly income, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650217
$650-1,499284
$1,500-2,999353
$3,000+658
Top ancestries in Kensington
Top ancestries, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,969
Australian1,682
Irish547
Scottish499
Other499
Italian255
Housing tenure in Kensington
Housing tenure, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned470
Mortgage664
Rented446
Other38
Cars per household in Kensington
Cars per household, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
074
1536
2706
3213
4+98
Commute to work in Kensington
Commute to work, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,583
Train0
Bus181
Tram/ferry0
Walked32
Bicycle67
Home264
Top countries of birth in Kensington
Top countries of birth, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
England286
New Zealand100
South Africa61
India46
Malaysia41
Singapore40
Languages used at home in Kensington
Languages used at home, Kensington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin54
Spanish31
French22
Italian22
Arabic21
Vietnamese19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

111,372 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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