Question 1

Is Kensington Park a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Kensington Park is an established inner-eastern Adelaide suburb of tree-lined streets and domestic scale, where interwar and postwar cottages and brick bungalows sit alongside pockets of contemporary infill and low-rise units. It is quietly residential, punctuated by small local reserves and gardened verges that give it a leafy, suburban character, and it tends to attract families and professionals seeking a calmer address with ready access to inner-city shops and cafés. Regular bus routes and main roads connect the area to neighbouring precincts and the city.

The community numbers 2,627 people with a median age of 42 and a median total household income of $2,058 a week. Families make up the headline household type, with the two couple-family groups together comprising about 85.8% of reported families, and most homes are owner-occupied (71.9%). Council-led projects in the area include a grandstand fire-safety upgrade, stormwater drainage works, concluded consultation to inform a suburb-specific precinct plan, and playground and garden remediation at Kensington Park Oval. Whether that mix suits you will depend on what you’re looking for in a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Kensington Park?

Accepted Answer

House prices in Kensington Park sit well above local incomes. At $1,460,000 the median house price is about 13.6 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, so buying a house there is well above what people locally earned at the last Census.

Rents tell a different story: a house rent of about $800 a week would take roughly 38.9% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a sizeable share, while a unit rent of about $528 a week would take roughly 25.6%, a moderate share. If you're renting rather than buying, those rent shares are the figures that matter; whether they feel expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Kensington Park a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Kensington Park climbed 9.0% over the past 12 months, a solid rise. Over the same period house rents increased 6.7% and unit rents rose 5.6%, so rental income has also grown; house rents strengthened slightly more than unit rents, while house prices increased by a larger margin than house rents.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.46M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	9.0%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	10	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	89	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$800	$528
Change in rent Past 12 months	6.7%	5.6%

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