Kensington, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°58′57″S 115°53′04″E / 31.9825°S 115.884444°E / -31.9825; 115.884444
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Kensington
Federal division(s)
Swan
Suburbs around Kensington:
South Perth South Perth
Swan River
South Perth Kensington Victoria Park
Como Como East Victoria Park

Kensington is a residential suburb 3 km from

Perth's central business district. Kensington is located within the City of South Perth and Town of Victoria Park
local government areas.

The suburb is bounded by Canning Highway to the west, Berwick Street to the north, Kent Street to the east, and Hayman Road and South Terrace to the south.

The suburb was named after the Kensington Park racecourse which, in turn, was most likely named after the prestigious London suburb of Kensington.[2]

Senior and tertiary education

Kensington contains Kensington Primary School.

Transport

Bus

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kensington (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Route 33". Bus Timetable 16 (PDF). Transperth. 25 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  4. ^ "Route 34". Bus Timetable 19 (PDF). Transperth. 20 October 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  5. ^ "Route 284". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. 25 August 2022 [effective from 20 November 2022].
  6. ^ "Route 960". Bus Timetable 210 (PDF). Transperth. 28 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].