East Victoria Park vs Kensington
East Victoria Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Kensington. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kensington, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kensington: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.16 million in East Victoria Park, and rent is higher there too. Kensington is closer to the city centre: 6.2 km, against 7.1 km. On these figures, East Victoria Park tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Kensington suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Kensington
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 48%)
- carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 82/100)
- But East Victoria Park has more childcare (12 vs 5)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
East Victoria Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,162,000 vs $1,650,000)
- has cheaper units ($569,000 vs $690,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
East Victoria Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 28%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
East Victoria Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (96/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
East Victoria Park
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 18%)
- is more walkable (96/100 vs 77/100)
- But Kensington carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 82/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
East Victoria Park and Kensington drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
East Victoria Park has more residents (10,569 vs 4,627); Kensington has higher household incomes ($129,792 vs $109,200).
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,569 +56% vs other | 4,627 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.9% | +2.3% |
| Median age | 35 | 38 |
| Median household income | $109,200/yr | $129,792/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $375/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,162,000 | $1,650,000 |
| Median unit price | $569,000 | $690,000 |
| Median land price | $1,095,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 24 days from 70 sales | 12 days from 26 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
22 vs 10 sales
77 vs 18 sales
41 vs 19 sales
Development activity
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 135 across Victoria Park | 442 across South Perth |
| Approvals change year on year | +89% | +24% |
Gross rental yield
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.2% $800/wk on $1M | 4.4% $840/wk on $1M |
| Units | 6.2% $600/wk on $500K | — |
Ranking within WA
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of WA | — |
| Schools | Higher than 1% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
| Walkability | Higher than 100% of WA | Higher than 93% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of WA | Higher than 94% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 97% of WA same for both | |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 34% of WA | Higher than 50% of WA |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 86% of WA | — |
Liveability
East Victoria Park is more walkable (96 vs 77); Kensington scores higher overall (84 vs 68).
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 68/100 | 84/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
East Victoria Park carries more crime risk (82 vs 65).
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 82/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 12 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 5 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Curtin University of Technology, 1.9 km | 3 Curtin University of Technology, 3.1 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
Schools in East Victoria Park
- Millen Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- East Victoria Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Ursula Frayne Catholic College - Primary Campus Catholic · Primary
- Carson Street School Government · Primary · Special school
- East Victoria Park Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school
Schools in Kensington
- Kensington Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Kent Street Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Kensington Secondary School Government · Secondary · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 53 | 3 |
| Parks & reserves | 12 | 9 |
| Childcare | 12 | 5 |
| GPs | 2 same for both | |
| Pharmacies | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 96/100 | 77/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 7.1 km +13% vs other | 6.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 13 min | 11 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Rail · Bus | 94/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 502.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 105.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 6101 | 2.1% postcode 6151 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 6101 | 26 postcode 6151 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).
Setting
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.2 km 4.7 km to a named beach | 12.3 km 4.7 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 99/100 | 98/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 97% 5,784 premises | 95% 2,024 premises |
Climate
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 663 mm | 650 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.3°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.5°C | — |
Federal electorate
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Swan same for both | |
| Member | Zaneta Mascarenhas same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| East Victoria Park | Kensington | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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