Kensington Park, South Australia

Kensington Park
Suburb
Kensington Park Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide
Coordinates: 34°55′37″S138°39′04″E / 34.927°S 138.651°E / -34.927; 138.651
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
City	Adelaide
LGA	City of Burnside
Government
•  State electorate	Dunstan
•  Federal division	Sturt
Population
• Total	2,627 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	5068

Kensington Park is an eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside in South Australia. It is bordered by Magill Road to the north, Glynburn Road to the east, Kensington Road to the south, and Gurrs and Shipsters Roads to the west.

It is home to the Regal Theatre (formerly Chelsea Cinema) ^[2] and all three campuses of Pembroke School. ^[3]

Notable residents

• Cricketer Donald Bradman lived at 2 Holden Street from 1934 until his death in 2001. ^{[4] [5]}
• Clarrie Grimmett was a resident of Kensington Park, playing for the Kensington Cricket Club alongside Bradman in the 1930s. ^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kensington Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Contact". The Regal Theatre. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
3. "Find your place". Home page. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
4. "The Bradman Trail". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
5. Owen, Aaron (7 February 2025). "Bradmania in Adelaide". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
6. "Kensington Cricket Club". Kensington Cricket Club. Kensington Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 May 2024.