Kensington, a demographic snapshot from the 2021 census

Households and home ownership In 2021, Kensington was home to 1,808 people in 1,011 dwellings with ~47% renting, ~23% owned outright and ~22% owned with mortgage. 49% of Kensington households are family households and 47% of our households are single-person...

“What we like about Kensington” by Mary & Roger

In June 2021 we moved into our new place in Maesbury Street. A couple of days later, we were somewhat surprised to see above our back fence a man perched high on a ladder tending his fruit trees. Having greeted him, he gave us a hearty welcome to the neighbourhood. A...

17-23 Oct: Aussie Bird Count

THIS EVENT IS RUN ANNUALLY BY BIRD CONSERVATION CHARITY BIRDLIFE AUSTRALIA The Aussie Bird Count is an all-ages activity that involves observing and counting the birds that live near you in your garden, the local park, at the beach or in the city centre. Your 20...

Council candidates survey

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN COLLATED AND SHARED BY NATIONAL TRUST (SA) & CONSERVATION COUNCIL (SA) The National Trust of South Australia and the Conservation Council of South Australia recently attempted to survey 1000 local government (council) candidates asking...

Planning System Review

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY JOHN STIMSON, PRESIDING MEMBER, PLANNING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW. The new State government has commissioned an Expert Panel to review planning legislation, the Planning & Design Code as it relates to infill policy, trees,...