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Suburb profile ·Burnside LGA · SA ·5068

Kensington Park SA 5068

Kensington Park is in Burnside LGA, SA, postcode 5068, with population 2,627.

Median house $2.0M +36.7% YoY
Median rent $658/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield 1.7% Low yield band
Population 2,627 3K local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Kensington Park has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Kensington Park rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

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Development momentum

111 latest-year approvals in Burnside, +0.0% YoY; population +0.7% YoY (0.8% 5yr).

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · 2025-Q4 · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Available
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q4 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 14 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent-pressure candidate

Kensington Park rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $658/wk.

Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period Q4 2025
$658/wk
Mar 2025 → Dec 2025 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$658
$620
Mar 2025Dec 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Kensington Park has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Direct
7

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
1

Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Growth-momentum

Kensington Park currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 1 matched, including Pembroke School.
Crime: 1,941 per 100k at the Burnside LGA level.
Transport: 14 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Kensington Park SA

Postcode 5068 · Burnside LGA

Kensington Park is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Burnside local government area (postcode 5068). With a population of 2,627, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Chinese.

The median house price in Kensington Park is $2.0 million, having surged 36.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $658. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,300.

Kensington Park is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1171, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 14 bus stops. The crime rate in the Burnside LGA is low at 1,941 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Kensington Park offers a gross rental yield of 1.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 18.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +36.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.7% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.0M/$950K Above Median
Affordability18.8x Stretched
Price Momentum+36.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+0.7% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education10/10
Economic5/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$2.0M
36.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$350
Population
2,627
Demographics
Median age42
Household size2.5
HH income /wk$2,058
Personal income /wk$888
Mortgage /mth$2,300
Crime (Burnside LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,941
Total incidents51
Transport
Bus stops14
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA1171
Total students1,672
Independent1
Pembroke SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1171
Population growth (Burnside LGA)
Population (2025)48,257
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
Development (Burnside LGA)
Approvals (2026)111
Houses87
Units24
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets · 2025-Q4
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q4 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025-Q4
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Kensington Park FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kensington Park in?

    Kensington Park is in the Burnside Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5068. Council-level context for Burnside LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Kensington Park?

    The current median house price in Kensington Park, SA is $2.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Kensington Park?

    The median weekly rent in Kensington Park is $658/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Kensington Park?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Kensington Park rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Kensington Park a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Kensington Park show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kensington Park?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Kensington Park data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.