Kensington Park vs Leabrook

Kensington Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 55 in Leabrook. In both, most households own their home. In Kensington Park, most homes are detached houses. In Leabrook, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kensington Park: a median of $2.17 million, against $1.9 million in Leabrook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Leabrook tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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 Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 40%)
  • But Leabrook carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Leabrook

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($570,000 vs $745,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,895,000 vs $2,168,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leabrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($308/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leabrook

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 20%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 32%)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kensington Park and Leabrook drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Kensington Park Leabrook
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Kensington Park Leabrook
Walkability 90 / 87
Kensington Park — Walkability: 90/100 Leabrook — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 56 / 68
Kensington Park — Safety: 56/100 Leabrook — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kensington Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Leabrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 85 / 30
Kensington Park — Low flood risk: 85/100 Leabrook — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Kensington Park has more residents (2,627 vs 1,605); Leabrook skews older (55 vs 42).

Kensington Park Leabrook
Population 2,627
+39% vs other
 1,605
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.0% +2.0%
Median age 42 55
Median household income $107,016/yr
+18% vs other
 $88,036/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+12% vs other
 $308/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kensington Park Leabrook
0-4 3.4% / 3.5%
Kensington Park — 0-4: 3.4% Leabrook — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.5% / 7.9%
Kensington Park — 5-14: 11.5% Leabrook — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 9.0% / 5.7%
Kensington Park — 15-19: 9.0% Leabrook — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.1% / 4.3%
Kensington Park — 20-24: 7.1% Leabrook — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 10.7% / 8.3%
Kensington Park — 25-34: 10.7% Leabrook — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.9% / 9.5%
Kensington Park — 35-44: 10.9% Leabrook — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 13.5% / 9.7%
Kensington Park — 45-54: 13.5% Leabrook — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 13.7% / 10.3%
Kensington Park — 55-64: 13.7% Leabrook — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 10.9% / 12.0%
Kensington Park — 65-74: 10.9% Leabrook — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 6.6% / 15.7%
Kensington Park — 75-84: 6.6% Leabrook — 75-84: 15.7%
85+ 2.2% / 13.1%
Kensington Park — 85+: 2.2% Leabrook — 85+: 13.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kensington Park 35.9% lone person
Kensington Park — Lone Person: 35.9% Kensington Park — Couple Families: 44.1% Kensington Park — One Parent Families: 12.6% Kensington Park — Group Household: 6.2% Kensington Park — Other Families: 1.2%
Leabrook 60.1% lone person
Leabrook — Lone Person: 60.1% Leabrook — Couple Families: 28.9% Leabrook — One Parent Families: 7.2% Leabrook — Group Household: 2.2% Leabrook — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kensington Park 28.2% renting
Kensington Park — Owned Outright: 43.4% Kensington Park — Mortgage: 28.5% Kensington Park — Renting: 28.2%
Leabrook 25.5% renting
Leabrook — Owned Outright: 48.7% Leabrook — Mortgage: 25.8% Leabrook — Renting: 25.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kensington Park Leabrook
England 4.2% / 6.5%
Kensington Park — England: 4.2% Leabrook — England: 6.5%
China 7.0% / 3.6%
Kensington Park — China: 7.0% Leabrook — China: 3.6%
India 2.3% / 2.5%
Kensington Park — India: 2.3% Leabrook — India: 2.5%
Italy 1.8% / 1.0%
Kensington Park — Italy: 1.8% Leabrook — Italy: 1.0%
Malaysia 1.9% / 0.8%
Kensington Park — Malaysia: 1.9% Leabrook — Malaysia: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Kensington Park Leabrook
Bachelor Degree 23.9% / 25.0%
Kensington Park — Bachelor Degree: 23.9% Leabrook — Bachelor Degree: 25.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 11.2%
Kensington Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Leabrook — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.9%
Kensington Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Leabrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 5.4%
Kensington Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Leabrook — Certificate III & IV: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.1%
Kensington Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Leabrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kensington Park 68.3% houses
Kensington Park — Houses: 68.3% Kensington Park — Townhouses: 25.5% Kensington Park — Flats / Apartments: 6.2%
Leabrook 40.3% houses
Leabrook — Houses: 40.3% Leabrook — Townhouses: 32.9% Leabrook — Flats / Apartments: 26.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kensington Park Leabrook
Median house price $2,168,000 $1,895,000
Median unit price $745,500 $570,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 19 sales
 51 days
from 5 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.

Kensington Park Leabrook
3 bed $2.3M / $1.65M
Kensington Park — 3 bed: $2.3M (9 sales) Leabrook — 3 bed: $1.65M (7 sales)

9 vs 7 sales

4 bed $2.23M / $2.09M
Kensington Park — 4 bed: $2.23M (11 sales) Leabrook — 4 bed: $2.09M (10 sales)

11 vs 10 sales

5 bed $2.9M / $2.75M
Kensington Park — 5 bed: $2.9M (5 sales) Leabrook — 5 bed: $2.75M (5 sales)

5 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Kensington Park Leabrook
Residential 86% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 0%
Commercial 4%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Kensington Park Leabrook
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kensington Park Leabrook
House price Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools Higher than 65% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 5% of SA
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 88% of SA

Liveability

Kensington Park Leabrook
Grade A+
same for both
Score 87/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Leabrook carries more flood risk (70 vs 15); Kensington Park carries more crime risk (44 vs 32).

Kensington Park Leabrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Low
15/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Kensington Park Leabrook
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.0% 2.8%

Schools in Kensington Park

  • Pembroke School - Middle School Campus Independent · Combined above peers
  • Pembroke School - Junior School Campus Independent · Combined
  • Pembroke School - Senior School Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Leabrook

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kensington Park Leabrook
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 5 2
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Kensington Park Leabrook
Walkability score 90/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.9 km
+3% vs other
 5.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 59.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 5068
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 5068
same for both

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.

Kensington Park Leabrook
Car (driver) 64.2% / 63.8%
Kensington Park — Car (driver): 64.2% Leabrook — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 18.5%
Kensington Park — Worked from Home: 15.7% Leabrook — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Bus 7.4% / 5.9%
Kensington Park — Bus: 7.4% Leabrook — Bus: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.8%
Kensington Park — Car (passenger): 5.4% Leabrook — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bicycle 3.5% / 4.6%
Kensington Park — Bicycle: 3.5% Leabrook — Bicycle: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Kensington Park Leabrook
Elevation 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.2 km 13.9 km

NBN connectivity

Kensington Park Leabrook
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,179 premises
 0%
866 premises

Climate

Kensington Park Leabrook
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kensington Park Leabrook
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kensington Park Leabrook
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Kensington Park Leabrook
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kensington Park Leabrook
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kensington Park

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Townhouses

Leabrook

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses

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