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Kensington property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Kensington, NSW (8,325 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Kensington

Kensington is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential44.3% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Centre / commercial22.9% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Centre

Residential14.9% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

School catchments in Kensington

Kensington can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Kensington

Kensington sits in the Randwick council area, which recorded 6,710 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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288
Break-ins
204
Vehicle theft
1,336
Other theft
546
Property damage
543
Fraud
103
Handling stolen goods
683
Assault
177
Sexual offences
22
Robbery
448
Other against the person
0
Homicide
2,360
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,710 total. Figures are for the whole Randwick council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Kensington

At the 2021 Census, 44.9% of Kensington’s 11,927 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English20.1%
Australian18.4%
Chinese17.9%
Irish9.4%
Greek6.3%
Scottish5.5%

Top countries of birth

China6.1%
India2.9%
Indonesia2.9%
England2.8%
Malaysia1.8%
New Zealand1.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Kensington

Randwick council approved 443 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

443
Dwellings/yr
68
Houses
375
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Randwick council area (not just Kensington). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kensington address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.