Kensington
Victoria · Melbourne City · Melbourne - Inner
Why “Kensington (Vic.)”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Kensington into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Kensington is a locality in the Melbourne City area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Kensington (Vic.) SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Kensington (Vic.) SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Kensington Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Kensington.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Kensington (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Kensington (Vic.)
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment427ICSEA1153
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment242ICSEA1149
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment95ICSEA1008
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSKensington Community Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 166 places · Kensington
- Exceeding NQSKids Academy KensingtonCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Kensington
- Exceeding NQSFlemington Street Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Flemington
- Exceeding NQSFlemington Child Care Co-operativeCentre-Based Care · 37 places · Flemington
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning FlemingtonCentre-Based Care · 180 places · Flemington
- Meeting NQSSparkways Early Learning ShowgroundsCentre-Based Care · 163 places · Flemington
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Kensington PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 149 places · Kensington
- Meeting NQSHopetoun Early Years CentreCentre-Based Care · 138 places · Flemington
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Flemington PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 92 places · Flemington
- Meeting NQSHoly Rosary OSHC, KensingtonCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Kensington
- Meeting NQSSt Brendan's KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 29 places · Flemington
- Meeting NQSKutub Family Day Care Pty LtdFamily Day Care · Flemington
+ 2 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,097
- vs previous year
- +18%
- vs 2021
- 570
- Property and deception offences 839
- Crimes against the person 133
- Justice procedures offences 83
- Public order and security offences 26
- Drug offences 13
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 5
- Parks
- 32
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Kensington (Vic.) SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 0.2% of the SA2
This shows whether the Kensington (Vic.) SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,138,300
- House price YoY
- -3.7%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+798Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
Other SA2s in Melbourne City
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Carlton+6.4%25,267 ppl
- 02Melbourne CBD - East+5.0%14,266 ppl
- 03West Melbourne - Residential+5.0%9,699 ppl
- 04Southbank (West) - South Wharf+4.4%8,122 ppl
- 05Docklands+4.0%19,139 ppl
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