Kensington Area Profile

NSW 2033|Council: Randwick

31 heritage items in LGA

Crime

Low5,464 per 100k

SafestNSW avgHighest

Safer than 72% of NSW council areas. How is this calculated?

↓-3.9% over 3 years(state: -0.3%)

Breach bail conditions1,084

Fraud742

Malicious damage to property611

Source: BOCSAR, Randwick LGA level

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental

180 days/year

Registration required

Non-hosted STRA capped at 180d. Hosted has no cap. Bookings 21+ consecutive days don't count toward cap.

Schools

1116

avg ICSEA

Well above average

3 schools in area

Public

Kensington Public School

1120

Private / Independent

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

1145

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

1083

ICSEA national avg = 1000. Source: ACARA.

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Council Rates

Rate in $0.1049c

Minimum rate$913

Waste charge$731/yr

Stormwater$25/yr

FY 2025-26, Randwick Council

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Compare nearby suburbs

Suburb	Council	Crime	Schools	Airbnb	Waste
Kensington (this area)	Randwick	Low	1116	180d	$7312025-26
Randwick2031	Randwick	Low	1132	180d	$731
Mascot2020	Bayside	Low	1037	180d	$628.67
Sydney2000	Sydney	Very high	1068	180d	$509
Bondi Junction2022	Waverley	Below avg	1141	180d	$647
Paddington2021	Woollahra Municipal	Very low	1166	180d	$673.85
Marrickville2204	Inner West	Below avg	1081	180d	$530

Randwick Council

Bayside Council

Sydney Council

Waverley Council

Woollahra Municipal Council

Inner West Council

Data sourced from NSW Government open data. Crime data from BOCSAR, school data from ACARA, short-term rental rules from NSW planning legislation. All metrics are at LGA (Randwick) level unless otherwise noted.