Kensington is a suburb of Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

 in the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters. Unlike the rest of the city, Kensington's streets are laid out diagonally in order to follow Second Creek.

Nearby suburbs Kensington Park

Kensington Park, South Australia

Kensington Park is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside in South Australia....

 and Kensington Gardens

Kensington Gardens, South Australia

Kensington Gardens is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside.Formerly known as 'Pile's Paddock', after James Pile who was born in Yorkshire in 1800 and arrived in South Australia in 1849....

 are in the City of Burnside

City of Burnside

The City of Burnside is a local government area with an estimated population of 44,300 people in the South Australian city of Adelaide. Burnside was founded in August 1856 as the District Council of Burnside, and was classed as a city in 1943. It is named after the property of an early settler and...

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Marryatville Primary School is a state primary school, located in Kensington. Classes range from Reception

Reception (school)

Reception or Primary 1 or FS2 is the first year of primary school in the United Kingdom and South Australia. It is preceded by nursery and is followed by Year One in England and Wales or Primary 2 in Northern Ireland and Scotland.Pupils in Reception are usually aged between four and five...

 to Year 7, with up to 400 students at the school. Most Year 7 students attend Marryatville High School

Marryatville High School

Marryatville High School is a public state school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded in 1976 during the Don Dunstan era of South Australia and was formed out of the old Norwood Boys Technical High School. The school is situated on a large area of land in the eastern suburb of...

 with some students zoned to Norwood/Morialta High School.

Sir Donald Bradman

Donald Bradman

Sir Donald George Bradman, AC , often referred to as "The Don", was an Australian cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time...

lived in the suburb after moving to South Australia in 1935 until his death in 2001.