Kensington

Ranked #47 of 422 Sydney suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#123 of 422

Safety

#307 of 422

Wealth

#249 of 422

Value

#212 of 422

Parks

#37 of 422

Cafés

#47 of 422

Transit

#200 of 422

Green space

#314 of 422

Active & healthy

#128 of 422

The numbers

Population	11,927
Area	2.65 km²
Median household income	$2,118/wk
Median rent	$500/wk
Crime rate	57.3 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	23 (0.54 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	82.5% of the suburb
Cafés	16
Gyms & sport venues	22
Nearest parkrun	Centennial parkrun (1.65 km)

Nearby suburbs

Kingsford Zetland Randwick Rosebery Centennial Park Waterloo

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Kensington vs Kingsford Kensington vs Zetland Kensington vs Randwick

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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