Kensington is a mixed-use

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in the

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, Australia. Traditionally a rural area on the south-western outskirts of

Bundaberg Bundaberg () is the major regional city in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the List of cities in Australia by population, ninth largest city in the state. The Bundaberg central business district is situa ...

, there is increasing commercial and residential development within the locality. In the , Kensington had a population of 722 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south-west and west by Childers Road and to the north-west by Takalvan Road. The Bundaberg Ring Road enters the locality in the south-west from Childers Road and exits to the east ( Thabeban).

Bundaberg Airport Bundaberg Airport is a regional airport serving Bundaberg, a city in the Australian state of Queensland. It is located southwest of the city centre, on North Childers Road and Takalvan Street. The airport is owned and operated by the Bundab ...

is in the north-west of the locality on Airport Drive (), while the north-east of the locality is predominantly commercial developments. There are areas of

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housing in the west and south-west of the locality, while most of the south of the locality is used for growing

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History

Bundaberg Aerodrome (now the Bundaberg Airport) was officially opened by

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on Saturday 12 December 1931. 3000 people attended and were entertained with an aerial pageant with seven aeroplanes competing. During

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, it was one of 36 air bases in Australia that hosted the

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. From 1942, the Allied Works Council constructed a number of buildings at the airport, some of which still exist and are listed on the Bundaberg Regional Local Heritage Register. The athletics track at Bundaberg Super Park opened in 2014.

Demographics

In the , Kensington had a population of 569 people. In the , Kensington had a population of 722 people.

Education

There are no schools in Kensington. The nearest government primary schools are: * Avoca State School in neighbouring Avoca to the north-west * Norville State School in Norville to the north-east * Thabeban State School in neighbouring Thabeban to the east * Branyan Road State School in neighbouring Branyan to the west The nearest government secondary school is

Bundaberg State High School Bundaberg State High School is a heritage-listed Queensland State High Schools, state high school and technical college at 37 Maryborough Street, Bundaberg South, Queensland, Bundaberg South, Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. ...

Bundaberg South Bundaberg South is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Bundaberg in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bundaberg South had a population of 3,494 people. History Bundaberg South State School opened on 6 February 1 ...

to the north-east. There are also a number of non-government schools within Bundaberg and its suburbs.

Amenities

Bundaberg Super Park has an athletic facility with a full synthetic athletic surface and has World Athletics Class Two Certification. It also has a netball facility with 12 synthetic courts. It is at 40 Enid Ethel Drive () and is operated by the

Bundaberg Regional Council The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...

. There are a number of parks in the area: * Commercial Street Park () * Enid Lane Park ()

Facilities

Bundaberg Private Day Hospital is at 51 Commercial Street ().

References

{{Bundaberg Region Suburbs of Bundaberg Bundaberg Region Localities in Queensland