Suburb profile
Kensington WA 6151
Kensington is located in the Perth South East region of Western Australia, postcode 6151. It has 1,980 properties across 51 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Kensington, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Kensington
Kensington, WA 6151, sits in the Perth South East region and neighbours Como, Bentley, East Victoria Park and South Perth. Its 51 streets hold 1,980 properties, 1,633 of them houses and 347 units.
Census figures are for the South Perth - Kensington area, which had 17,226 residents, a median age of 40 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $2,113 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,388 a month and the median rent $375 a week. Of 7,254 dwellings, 3,238 were separate houses, 2,261 semi-detached and 1,746 flats, with 4 other. In the same area 2,324 dwellings were owned outright, 1,888 owned with a mortgage and 2,811 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Kensington
- 17,226Peoplelive in the area
- 40Median ageyears
- $2,113Median household incomea week
- $375Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses3,238
- Townhouses and semis2,261
- Flats and apartments1,746
- Other4
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$2,388a month
- Household size2.2people on average
How homes are held
Properties in Kensington

9 Kennard Street
Sold Jan 2026 · $1,530,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 766 m² land

10 David Street
Leased Aug 2024 · $725 per week
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 3 car spaces 507 m² land

167 Douglas Avenue
Leased July 2024 · $600 per week
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom 2 car spaces 258 m² land

69 Rathay Street
Sold Mar 2019 · $765,000
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 328 m² land

120 Brandon Street
Sold July 2016 · $725,000
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom 2 car spaces
Schools in Kensington
Kensington Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
Kent Street Senior High School
GovernmentSecondary
Kensington Secondary School
GovernmentSpecial
Local agents in Kensington


Scott de Boer
Sales Executive T&J Real Estate
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 6
- Median sold price
- $805k
- Median days on market
- 10
Agencies that specialise in Kensington
Streets in Kensington
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.
