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Kensington

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City of South Perth WA, Civic Centre Cnr Sandgate St and South Tce, Kensington, WA 6151
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Kensington is a residential suburb 3 km from Perth's central business district.

Kensington is a residential suburb 3 km from Perth's central business district. Kensington is located within the City of South Perth local government area.

Kensington was named after the former Kensington Park Racecourse, which was most likely named after William Samuel Cox's Kensington Park Racecourse, in Melbourne.The suburb is bounded by Canning Highway to the west, Berwick Street to the north, Kent Street to the east, and Hayman Road and South Terrace to the south.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1,001 - 10,000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 2.58 km2

Elevation: 11 to 50 metres

Town elevation: 22 m

Population number: 4,525

Local Government Area: City of South Perth

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City of South Perth WA, Civic Centre Cnr Sandgate St and South Tce, Kensington, WA 6151

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Kensington, Western Australia

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