Kensington is a residential suburb 3 km from
Perth's central business district. Kensington is located within the
City of South Perth
The City of South Perth is a local government area in the inner southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of , maintains of roads and a littl ...
and
Town of Victoria Park
The Town of Victoria Park is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of 17.62 km² in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It had a population of approximately 35,000 as at the 2016 census.
It li ...
local government areas.
The suburb is bounded by
Canning Highway
Canning Highway is an arterial road in Perth, Western Australia, linking the inner Perth suburb of Victoria Park, Western Australia, Victoria Park in the north-east, to the port city of Fremantle in the south-west.
The road is mostly a four-l ...
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
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London.
The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...
.
Senior and tertiary education
Kensington contains Kensington Primary School.
Transport
Bus
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Curtin Central Bus Station
Curtin Central bus station is a Transperth bus station located at the Curtin University's Bentley campus. It has twelve stands, six bus layover bays and is served by six regular Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit as w ...
to
Elizabeth Quay Bus Station
Elizabeth Quay bus station, formerly the Esplanade Busport, is a Transperth bus station, located at the southern edge of the Perth (suburb), Perth CBD in Western Australia, next to the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and Elizabeth Quay rail ...
– serves Hayman Road, George Street, Dyson Street, Bright Street, Seventh Avenue, Lansdowne Road and Second Avenue
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Cannington Station to
Perth Busport
Perth Busport is an underground central bus station in Perth, Western Australia, located underneath Wellington Street. It was officially opened by then Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett and then Minister for Transport Dean Nalder o ...
– serves South Terrace
* 284
Curtin University Bus Station
Curtin University bus station is a Transperth bus station located at Curtin University's Bentley campus. It has eight stands and is served by 11 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit, Swan Transit and Transdev WA
Transdev WA is an ...
to Belmont Forum – serves
Kent Street, Hayman Road and George Street
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Curtin University Bus Station
Curtin University bus station is a Transperth bus station located at Curtin University's Bentley campus. It has eight stands and is served by 11 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit, Swan Transit and Transdev WA
Transdev WA is an ...
to
Mirrabooka Bus Station
Mirrabooka bus station is a Transperth bus station in Mirrabooka, Western Australia, Mirrabooka approximately 12 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It has 12 stands and is served by 14 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and S ...
(high frequency) – serves
Kent Street
See also
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Kensington Bushland Reserve
References
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
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