KensingtonVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3031 · Melbourne
Daily life in Kensington is influenced by its proximity to the city, with a high percentage of residents, 46.5%, working from home, which is almost double the Victorian average. Commuting patterns show that only 22.8% drive a car to work, while public transport usage is at 8.8%. The suburb's housing is predominantly townhouses and apartments, with 53.4% and 29.3% respectively, and a significant portion of the population, 49.1%, are renters.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Kensington
Units · The median unit in Kensington went for $469,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, cheaper than 86% of the Victorian suburbs we cover. That is 2.4% down on the twelve months before, on 90 sales.
Most sales sit between $400,000 and $534,000, with the median in the middle.
Houses
$1.20m
median of 77 sales
0.8% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 72% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $970k and $1.43m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$469k
median of 90 sales
2.4% down on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 86% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $400k and $534k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$900k
median of 30 sales
4.8% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 63% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $748k and $1.08m.
Last sold one to two months ago
197 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Units · The longer arc is downward here, $550,000 in 2022 to $469,000 now.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Townhouses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $1.24m | $485k | $910k |
| 2025 · part year | $1.19m | $460k | $850k |
| 2024 | $1.10m | $530k | |
| 2023 | $1.04m | $493k | |
| 2022 | $1.20m | $550k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.26m | 16 | +1.2%low confidence16 sales this quarter, 19 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.25m | 19 | +14.9%low confidence19 sales this quarter, 27 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.09m | 27 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $488k | 21 | +2.7%low confidence21 sales this quarter, 25 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $475k | 25 | +4.2%low confidence25 sales this quarter, 24 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $456k | 24 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $1.00m | 7 | +11.1%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 10 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $900k | 10 | +5.9%low confidence10 sales this quarter, 9 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $850k | 9 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Kensington
Units · 2-bedroom units, the most common sale here, run about $507,000; moving from 1 to 2 bedrooms adds roughly $110,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $980k | 32 |
| 3 | $1.20m | 29 · few |
| 4 | $1.54m | 12 · few |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $397k | 33 |
| 2 | $507k | 54 |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $840k | 13 · few |
| 3 | $1.05m | 11 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Kensington
All schools · Kensington's 3 schools teach 764 students, down 11.2% in ten years — and 4 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
2 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
764
2025 · −11.2% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−15.1%
669 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−14.1%
575 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Kensington have fallen 11.2% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 745 | 115 |
| 2016 | 775 | 104 |
| 2017 | 786 | 99 |
| 2018 | 812 | 105 |
| 2019 | 781 | 107 |
| 2020 | 788 | 106 |
| 2021 | 751 | 103 |
| 2022 | 720 | 90 |
| 2023 | 713 | 90 |
| 2024 | 701 | 92 |
| 2025 | 669 | 95 |
Which schools in Kensington are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 625 | 115 | 120 | 860 |
| 2016 | 647 | 104 | 128 | 879 |
| 2017 | 666 | 99 | 120 | 885 |
| 2018 | 675 | 105 | 137 | 917 |
| 2019 | 656 | 107 | 125 | 888 |
| 2020 | 669 | 106 | 119 | 894 |
| 2021 | 633 | 103 | 118 | 854 |
| 2022 | 610 | 90 | 110 | 810 |
| 2023 | 612 | 90 | 101 | 803 |
| 2024 | 610 | 92 | 91 | 793 |
| 2025 | 575 | 95 | 94 | 764 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Kensington
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 government, 1 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Primary School | Government | Primary | 427 | −15.8% | −9.0% |
| Holy Rosary School | Catholic | Primary | 242 | −13.9% | −12.3% |
| Kensington Community High School | Government | Secondary | 95 | −10.4% | −17.4% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Kensington
4 government catchments cover Kensington — 2 secondary and 2 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Footscray High School | Secondary |
| Mount Alexander 7-12 College | Secondary |
| Debney Meadows Primary School | Primary |
| Kensington Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Kensington, VIC is a suburb with a population of 10,744, characterized by a relatively young median age of 35, compared to the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a balanced gender distribution with 48.8% males and 51.2% females. A significant portion of the population, 48.2%, consists of couples without children, indicating a preference for a more urban lifestyle. The area is highly educated, with 54.7% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, significantly above the Victorian average of 29.2%. The median personal weekly income is $1,246, and the median household weekly income is $2,216, both of which are above the state average, reflecting the professional nature of the community.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Kensington · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Investors | 75 |
| Families | 60 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
| Retirees | 50 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- 43.4% of residents are professionals
- High work-from-home rate at 46.5%
- Close proximity to city amenities
- High median personal income of $1,246
Against the state
How Kensington differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 29.3% |
| Separate houses | 17.1% |
| Townhouses | 53.4% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 46.5% |
| Drove a car | 22.8% |
| Public transport | 8.8% |
| Walked only | 3.2% |
| Car passenger | 1.4% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Highly educated population - 54.7% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income - $2,216 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 46.5% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse cultural background with 71.5% speaking only English at home
- Renter-heavy suburb with 49.1% renting (vs VIC 28.5%)
Things to be aware of
- High percentage of renters may affect community stability
- Limited separate houses - only 17.1% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- Higher median rent at $416 weekly may be a challenge for some
- Unemployment rate slightly below state average at 4.3%
- High percentage of mental health conditions at 11.5%
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
Want to dig into one address in Kensington?
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.