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kensington (sa)
South Australia · Census 2021
$1.27M
+13.7% yr · median house · June 2026
Kensington (SA) is a leafy residential suburb of Norwood Payneham and St Peters.
Median house price
People
Population
1,808
Median age
43 yrs
Income / person / wk
$797
Household income / wk
$1,355
Housing
Median rent / wk
$300
Mortgage / month
$1,817
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 45%
- Top language at home
- Italian · 1%
- No religion
- 45%
- Born overseas
- 34%
- English only at home
- 77%
Local amenities
Amenity score
27/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
2
Parks
5
Libraries
0
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
0.6 km
Nearest train
4.4 km
Nearest hospital
0.8 km
Distance to coast
13.2 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
2
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
0.3 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Norwood Payneham and St Peters
- Council population
- 37,490
- Council area
- 15 km²
- Density
- 2,483/km²
- Federal grants
- —
- Grants per resident
- —
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Sturt
- Federal MP
- Claire Clutterham (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 57% 2PP
- State electorate
- Dunstan
- State MP
- Cressida O'Hanlon (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.