Kensington, South Australia
Kensington is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters council area. Unlike the rest of the city, Kensington's streets are laid out diagonally. Second Creek runs through and under part of the suburb.
| Kensington Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,769 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5068 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 5 km (3 mi) east of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Norwood Payneham St Peters | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bragg | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Sturt | ||||||||||||||
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Location
Nearby suburbs Kensington Park and Beulah Park are in the City of Burnside, while Norwood and Marryatville are also in Norwood, Payneham and St Peters council area.
History
The village of Kensington was surveyed in November 1838 by J.H. Hughes, the first in the immediate area, and was named after Kensington Palace.[2]
First Anglican bishop Augustus Short first lived in Kensington after his arrival in December 1847, on the corner of Bishop's Place and Regent Street.[3]
The Colonial Secretary, then Alfred Mundy, lived in Kensington in 1848. This was before the village of Marryatville was developed over the road to the south[4]
The Kensington line was the first of several trams in Adelaide, firstly horse-drawn (1878) and later electrified.[5]
Schools
Marryatville Primary School is a state primary school, located in Kensington (not in Marryatville, as its name suggests). Classes range from Reception to Year 7, with up to 400 students at the school. The school was established in 1883 at a site on Kensington Road, and moved to its current location in 1978. The first principal was William J. Kent.[6] Classes range from Reception to Year 7, with up to 450 students at the school. Most Year 7 students attend Marryatville High School with some students zoned to Norwood/Morialta High School.[7] It also provides "before and after school" care and vacation care. There is an active children's art studio, music tuition program and Junior and Senior Choir. The language studied is French.[8]
Mary MacKillop College is a private Catholic girls secondary school located in Kensington.
The new middle school STEM building at Pembroke School is located in Kensington, adjacent to the main facilities in Kensington Park.[9]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kensington (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Kensington Residents Association". Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "Augustus Short". The Observer (Adelaide). LXXX (5, 960). South Australia. 21 April 1923. p. 41. Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Place Names of South Australia: Marryatville". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- Hickey, Alan, ed. (2004). Postcards: On the Road Again. Wakefield Press. p. 16. ISBN 1-86254-597-9.
- Schools Heritage Comp site: The Old Marryatville Primary School
- Marryatville Primary School website
- InfoSearch: Marryatville Primary School Archived 16 July 2005 at Archive.today
Further reading
- "Kensington and Marryatville". The Register (Adelaide). LXXXVIII (25, 678). South Australia. 16 April 1923. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia. Contains a great deal of detail about residents and buildings in both Kensington and Marryatville before 1923.
- Much of the early history of Kensington, Marryatville and Heathpool are described in this article, which has been split into three by the scanning process on Trove:
- "Kensington and Marryatville". The Observer (Adelaide). LXXX (5, 960). South Australia. 21 April 1923. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia. (Part one of single article)
- "For the Wealthy and Industrious". The Observer (Adelaide). LXXX (5, 960). South Australia. 21 April 1923. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia. (Part two of Kensington and Marryatville article) Covers Heathpool.
- "Kensington—Old and New". The Observer (Adelaide). LXXX (5, 961). South Australia. 28 April 1923. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia. Contains details about First and Second Creeks, the streets of Kensington, Kensington Oval, the tramways, Kensington Park, etc.; continued on next page, "Kensington—Old and New [cont.]". The Observer (Adelaide). LXXX (5, 961). South Australia. 28 April 1923. p. 15. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.