Median price trend for houses
Based on 30 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,160,000
Up 35.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.43m
- 4 bed
- $2.42m
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The quick read on
Kensington Gardens
SA 5068 · Burnside
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,160,000
- Median unit
- $812,000
- Population
- 2,498
- Postcode
- 5068
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ABS 2021
Kensington Gardens, South Australia
Property market insights for Kensington Gardens
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Kensington Gardens SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 28 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 11.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Kensington Gardens, SA is currently $2,160,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Kensington Gardens has a 12-month growth rate of 35.7% for houses and 19.4% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,430,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,420,000 in Kensington Gardens.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Kensington Gardens is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Kensington Gardens is $812,000, which has increased 19.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $808,000 in Kensington Gardens. The median rent for units and apartments in Kensington Gardens is $550 per week and has increased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Kensington Gardens safe?
The overall rate for Kensington Gardens is 1,571 offences per 100,000 residents — 58% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Kensington Gardens.
Overall crime rate
1,571
offences per 100,000 residents
58% belowGreater Adelaide
Kensington GardensGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Kensington Gardens?
Kensington Gardens SA 5068 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,498 people call Kensington Gardens home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,571 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,498
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $346 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.4%Below
15–3423.3%Below
35–5423.7%Below
55–7425.8%Above
75 and over14.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses45.8%Below
Townhouses20.9%Above
Apartments32.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.0%Above
Paying a mortgage27.9%Below
Renting31.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.2%In line
One car46.2%Above
Two cars32.6%Below
Three or more13.7%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.2%Above
Drove to work60.0%Below
Train, tram or bus6.9%Above
Walked or cycled3.6%Above
What stands out in Kensington Gardens
13.2% of workers in Kensington Gardens worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
5.2% of Kensington Gardens residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
39.4% of people in Kensington Gardens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Kensington Gardens
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Kensington Gardens SA 5068.
Is Kensington Gardens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.4% of Kensington Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
657 family households lived in Kensington Gardens; 38.5% were couple families and 15.4% were one-parent families.
30.7% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Kensington Gardens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Kensington Gardens had 2,498 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.8% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Kensington Gardens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 45.8% of occupied private dwellings in Kensington Gardens.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 20.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 32.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Kensington Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
27.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
31.1% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Kensington Gardens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Kensington Gardens had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 36.7% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.2%, while 16.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Kensington Gardens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
60.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
6.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Kensington Gardens?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
One-car households formed 46.2% of the total.
46.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Kensington Gardens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.0% reported a different address.
31.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Kensington Gardens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
71.4% of residents used only English at home.
25.9% used a language other than English at home.
7.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Kensington Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
31.7% of Kensington Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.3% was born in Australia.
5.2% of residents were born in China.
2.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 83.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Kensington Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 32.1% of ancestry responses in Kensington Gardens.
Australian ancestry made up 25.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 11.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Kensington Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
37.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 15.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.8% of workers, and education and training employed 10.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Kensington Gardens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
31.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Kensington Gardens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.9% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Kensington Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
41.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 16.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Kensington Gardens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,571 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $346 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Kensington Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.2% in Kensington Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 41.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 31.1% in Kensington Gardens, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Kensington Gardens
Is Kensington Gardens expensive?
The median house price is $2,160,000, while units and apartments sit at $812,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Kensington Gardens good for families?
The Census counted 657 local families, and 13.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Kensington Gardens?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,430,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Kensington Gardens
28 streets in Kensington Gardens
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bayly St
- Brigalow Ave
- Coolibah Ave
- Cuthero Tce
- East Terrace
- Elford St
- Ellerslie St
- Feres Court
- Fort Ave
- Glynburn Rd
- Kadonga Ave
- Kensington Rd
- Korra Ave
- Leonore Ave
- Lincoln St
- Magill Rd
- Mahar St
- Myall Ave
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- Orient Rd
- Peroomba Ave
- Quondong Ave
- Roslind St
- Sandford St
- South Tce
- The Parade
- West Tce
- White Ave
- Wilga Ave
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