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SEIFA in Kensington (2033)

Kensington (2033) has a SEIFA relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (SEIFA-IRSD) score that places it in the context of all Australian neighbourhoods by income, education, occupation, and access to services. For property buyers, the SEIFA decile is a useful single-number proxy for the socio-economic character of a suburb. Its trajectory matters as much as its current position.

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Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA 2021 · SEIFA · Kensington (NSW)

Kensington sits in the 10th decile nationally for socio-economic advantage — highly advantaged, around the 98th percentile of Australian suburbs.

National ranking

Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)10th decile98th percentile · rank #14,064
Education & occupation (IEO)10th decile99th percentile · rank #14,214

Within NSW

IRSAD (NSW)10th decilerank #4,073 of NSW suburbs
IEO (NSW)10th decilerank #4,179 of NSW suburbs

Raw scores

IRSAD score1,122mean 1000 · sd 100
IEO score1,145mean 1000 · sd 100
Population11,927usual residents

ABS SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0) · Released 27 Apr 2023 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

SEIFA deciles have a well-documented relationship with long-run property price growth in Sydney. Higher-decile suburbs tend to retain value better during downturns and recover faster after corrections, reflecting the financial resilience of owner-occupiers. Lower-decile suburbs can deliver strong growth during boom phases as affordability pressure pushes buyers further from the city, but they are typically more volatile.

SEIFA in nearby suburbs

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