Kensington flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kensington
(The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, SA) - 0.53 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.53 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kensington's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kensington
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Kensington at a glance
How Kensington is zoned
Selling in Kensington? The zone and overlays on this page are the Planning and Design Code controls a Form 1 vendor's statement has to disclose.
Across its 0.53 km², Kensington is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 93 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Established Neighbourhood. The median lot measures about 203 m² across 1,154 parcels.
Who lives in Kensington
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kensington suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1021, and decile 8 within South Australia. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kensington's 1,808 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Norwood (SA), the wider ABS statistical area containing Kensington. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kensington itself.
9,290 in 2001 to 12,253 in 2025, up 32%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Kensington data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the South Australian Planning and Design Code and Location SA spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Kensington address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Kensington lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kensington planning - frequently asked
Is Kensington flood-prone?
About 28% of Kensington falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Kensington bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Kensington and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Kensington under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 100% of Kensington in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Kensington?
The dominant planning zone in Kensington is Established Neighbourhood, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Business Neighbourhood.
Does Kensington have heritage-listed places?
Kensington has 93 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kensington?
Across 1,154 surveyed parcels in Kensington, the median lot size is about 203 m².
Does Kensington have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kensington itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.
What is the population of Kensington?
At the 2021 Census Kensington had 1,808 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Norwood (SA) statistical area, which contains Kensington, went from 9,290 people in 2001 to 12,253 in 2025, up 32%.
Is Kensington an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kensington scores 1021 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within South Australia (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kensington?
Median household income in Kensington was $1,355 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,752 for the typical suburb in The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,817 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marryatville | 0.5 km | 30% | 0% |
| Beulah Park City of Burnside |
0.7 km | <1% | 0% |
| Heathpool | 0.8 km | 27% | 0% |
| Kensington Park City of Burnside |
0.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Leabrook City of Burnside |
1.1 km | 12% | 0% |
| Norwood | 1.3 km | 17% | 0% |
| Toorak Gardens City of Burnside |
1.3 km | <1% | 0% |
| Tusmore City of Burnside |
1.4 km | 9% | 0% |
| Trinity Gardens | 1.4 km | 25% | 0% |
| St Morris | 1.6 km | 23% | 0% |
See all The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters suburb profiles →