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kensington (wa)
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Kensington (WA) is a coastal suburb of South Perth.
Median house price
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People
Population
4,627
Median age
38 yrs
Income / person / wk
$1,072
Household income / wk
$2,496
Housing
Median rent / wk
$375
Mortgage / month
$2,600
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 47%
- Top language at home
- Mandarin · 0%
- No religion
- 47%
- Born overseas
- 25%
- English only at home
- 90%
Local amenities
Amenity score
27/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
6
Libraries
0
GP clinics
2
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
0.5 km
Nearest train
2.3 km
Nearest hospital
0.2 km
Distance to coast
1.7 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Grocery mix: 1 IGA. 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
3
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
1
Secondary
2
Nearest secondary
0.2 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- South Perth
- Council population
- 43,443
- Council area
- 20 km²
- Density
- 2,194/km²
- Federal grants
- $1.76M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $41/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Swan
- Federal MP
- Zaneta Mascarenhas (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 64% 2PP
- State electorate
- South Perth
- State MP
- Geoff Baker (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.